Obesity as disruptor of the female fertility

Obesity as disruptor of the female fertility

Abstract Both obesity and overweight are increasing worldwide and have detrimental influences on several human body functions including the reproductive health. In particular, obese women undergo perturbations of the ‘hypothalamic pituitary ovarian axis’, and frequently suffer of menstrual dysfuncti...

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Main Authors: Erica Silvestris, Giovanni de Pergola, Raffaele Rosania, Giuseppe Loverro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Subjects:
Obesity
Infertility
Adipokines
Anovulation
Oocytes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12958-018-0336-z

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