Nutritional disorders are directly involved in reproductive problems. Both underweight and overweight and obesity have been associated with difficulties at the level of ovulation, fertilization both due to alteration of the egg and alteration of the sperm when the man is obese. The first thing we must know is when we have weight problems and for this there is a simple formula:
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) = Weight in Kg/height in mt squared.
Example: for a person who weighs 70 kg and is 1.56 m tall, the measurement would be:
70/1.56X1.56=28
The definitions to evaluate are:
Underweight: BMI =< 17
Adequate weight: BMI = 20-25
Overweight: BMI = > 25
Obesity: BMI = >30
Scientific evidence has shown how obesity alters the reproductive prognosis in women and men. More studies have been done on the possible causes involved in infertility in obese women, including: ovulation disorders, alteration in the quality of the eggs and quality of the embryos, alteration in the implantation of the embryos due to modifications at the endometrial level of the obese patient. All these causes, in addition to decreasing the option of pregnancy, increase the chances of miscarriage.
The obese patient is also more likely to suffer complications during the gestational period, among others, the most frequent are: Threatened miscarriage, threat and premature birth, hypertension, gestational diabetes, etc. All are putting both the mother and the fetus and newborn at risk.
What to do:
It is not easy to define the precise measures for an adequate weight loss, patients are generally exhausted from undergoing countless therapies to achieve an adequate weight, they have in addition to a loss of self-esteem, a feeling of inadequacy regarding the problem. Below we give some important points to undertake a definitive task, which allows you to achieve what you have sought so much: A healthy life and a perception of health and well-being that in addition to helping you in your fertility prognosis, allows you to achieve the dream of becoming mothers. These points are:
- Accept, being OBESA, you are facing a chronic disease, similar to Hypertension, Diabetes, Arthritis, etc. Therefore it must act. If the hypertensive person does not accept his disease, he will end up with a stroke, a heart attack or a kidney problem. If the Diabetic does not make changes in his lifestyle and follows the doctor’s prescriptions, he will finally enter a picture of deterioration of multiple systems of his body (blindness, kidney failure, venous and arterial problems). You, as an Obese, accept your diagnosis with humility and it will not be easier, but it will be more necessary to initiate an intervention.
- Go to a Nutritionist or a Nutritionist (Doctor, Nutrition specialist): remember the importance of a balanced diet (Fats, proteins and carbohydrates or flours), consume good flours or carbohydrates (Salads, fruits), drink the right amount of fluids per day, and enter into an exercise routine, which includes at least 3 sessions (walks) of 30 minutes per week.
- Modify not only your eating habits, but also everything that can harm you: Smoking, drinking alcohol, etc.
- She realizes that with the 10% decrease in her current weight, she will begin an endocrinological recovery, which will improve her reproductive prognosis (it is easy, for a 68 kg woman, the goal would be to lose 6.8 kg). Remember that at that point, you are 10% more away from starting to recognize improvement on an aesthetic level, which will have a logical consequence in improving your self-esteem and performance in all areas.
Finally, we wish all our readers who are in this group of obese women, all the strength to achieve the goal of improving their health.
