Self therapy does not exist.
Conventional medicine does not exist.
Assisted reproduction therapy does not exist.
Obesity leads to infertility in both men and women. This is primarily due to excess estrogen interfering with normal ovulation in women and altering spermatogenesis in men. It is believed to cause 6%of primary infertility. The most frequent anovulatory cycles are related to polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) occurrence, commonly associated with obesity and hormonal disturbances in the course of obesity. Obese women also have increased risk of preterm births and low birth weight infants.On top of that, women who are obese during pregnancy have a greater risk of having child malformations.
Obesity was also found to be associated with male infertility related to erectile dysfunction, hormonal disturbances and a reduction in sperm count and quality. The risk factors of male infertility include age, some chronic diseases, especially obesity and its related disorders as well as infectious diseases, use of some medications, environmental factors (lead, arsenic, aniline dyes, ionizing radiation, electromagnetic fields, exposure), and lifestyle factors (high-fat and high-caloric diet, low physical activity, smoking, drinking and drug use,as well as tight and plastic clothing)
It is well known that obesity is associated with erectile dysfunction. The risk factors of erectile dysfunction include obesity grade, visceral obesity, low testosterone level, and physical inactivity.
Obesity-related hormonal disturbances are not restricted to androgen deficiency. It was suggested that decreased sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and increased free testosterone levels in consequence favor testosterone to estradiol conversion in adipose tissue. Decreased testosterone-to-estradiol ratio contributes to impaired spermatogenesis and infertility development.
Both obesity and infertility are the important risk factors of psychological disturbances and poor quality of life among women and men in reproductive age. On the other hand, the mood disorders may exacerbate the hormonal disturbances and worsen the effectiveness of infertility management.
Multiple reproductive dysfunctions have been associated with obesity including anovulation, and infertility. Obese patients undergoing IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment are known to have increased FSH requirement, fewer collected oocytes, and frequent cycle cancellation, lower pregnancy rate and increase miscarriage rate than their non-obese counterpart.
