Can Losing Weight Increase Your Chances of Getting Pregnant?

It has been observed that certain lifestyle habits do die hard, and one has to overcome them which is rather a difficult proposition. These habits can make one put on weight too and changing such habits is not so easy. Weight levels do matter in making conception easy.
Body Mass Index (BMI) does inform one whether someone is underweight, healthy weight or overweight. It is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared.
BMI does not of course perfectly correlate with fat mass. It does no doubt provide an idea of disease risk.
For women who are of healthy weight, a weight gain of 11.5 to 16 kg during pregnancy is recommended.
Overweight and obese adults are no doubt at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, pancreatitis, and musculoskeletal diseases.

Infertility in overweight and obese men

  • Increased weight in males disrupts hormones and increases inflammation in the body, leading to infertility.
  • Excess weight does impair sperm production, size, and shape and also able to swim effectively, leading to infertility.
  • Increased weight affects hormone levels which decrease the production of testosterone from Leydig cells in the testes. The number of sperm is reduced, their ability to swim is decreased, and their size and shape are abnormal, thus inhibiting the sperm’s ability to fertilize an egg.
  • Excess weight increases oxidative stress which decreases sperm quality.
  • Excess weight regulates expression of the hormone Ghrelin. This inhibits testicular function, thus causing poor sperm health and infertility.
  • Overweight and obese men do have increased heat around the testes. This does induce oxidative stress and damaged sperm.

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  1. Thanawala - Infertility specialists7 April 2020 at 01:33

    Really very useful post you have shared, Thanks for sharing. Very informative post for women who are taking Infertility Treatment In Vashi
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