Obesity hurts odds of getting pregnant
EAST LANSING, Mich., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Obese women are less likely to become pregnant and if they do get pregnant, they have a higher risk of problems, U.S. researchers found. Barbara Luke of the Michigan State University College... [read full story]
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Obesity Significantly Cuts Odds Of Successful Pregnancy
Obese women are as much as 28 percent less likely to become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy, according to research that earned a Michigan State University professor a national award.The findings by Barbara Luke, a...
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