Obese girls at risk of infertility, warns expert
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Obese girls are at risk of fertility problems, an expert warned today.
Consultant Dr Jeremy Allgrove, from the Royal London hospital, blamed the country’s ‘fat’ epidemic for a rise in child health disorders.
These include polycystic ovary syndrome, the most common cause of infertility in women.
In this condition a number of eggs are produced inside follicles on the ovaries each month, but often none of them develop enough to be released into the uterus.
Dr Allgrove said: ‘The rise in the incidence of obesity means we’re seeing an increase in the syndrome, especially in teenage girls. A decade ago we were not getting these types of referrals. Exercise and healthy eating is the only way of tackling the problem.’
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Obese girls at risk of infertility, warns expert…
I found an interesting article written by Sophie Goodchild – another reason to turn the tide on the rise of obesity in the world. Obese girls are at risk of fertility problems, an expert warned today. Consultant Dr Jeremy Allgrove, ……