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Couples with Obesity May Take Longer to Achieve Pregnancy, NIH Study Suggests

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2017.  Couples in which both partners are obese may take from 55 to 59 percent longer to achieve pregnancy, compared to their normal weight counterparts, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The findings appear online in Human Reproduction.

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“A lot of studies on fertility and body composition have focused on the female partner, but our findings underscore the importance of including both partners,” said Rajeshwari Sundaram,…

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