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Obesity and fertility. Position statement

Mar 10, 2023 | Magazine: Endocrinología, Diabetes y Nutrición

I Miñambres  1 , A de Hollanda  2 , N Vilarrasa  3 , S Pellitero  4 , M A Rubio  5 , L Flores  6 , A Caixàs  7 , S Lobo  8 , J I Martinez Salamanca  9 , B Acevedo  10 , V Moizé  11 , A Andreu  12 , J Escalada  13 ; SEEN, SEEDO, SEF, AEU, SEGO, SEDYN


Infertility as a disorder associated with obesity

Obesity is a chronic disease of epidemic proportions in the western world and has become one of the most difficult challenges facing public health. In Spain, the estimated prevalence of overweight in the adult population (aged 25–64) is 39.3% and that of obesity, 21.6% (22.8% in males and 20.5% in females), increasing with the age of the population.1 If the current rate of growth continues, by 2030, 29.4% of Spanish adults will suffer from obesity.2

Obesity is associated with, or is the direct...

CITATION  Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed). 2023 Mar 10;S2530-0180(23)00035-5. doi: 10.1016/j.endien.2023.03.003