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Women with severeobesity are halfchances of getting pregnantassisted reproduction than thosehave a normal weight, warnsCoordinator GynecologyGinefiv Fertility Clinic, Victoria Verdú.
"Obese women who need assisted reproduction cycles have less chance of pregnancy by almost a third and half in the case of very obese," the gynecologist, who said that obesity "affects your ability to ovulate properly" .According to the study 'Impact of overweight on assisted reproduction Treatment', with only a loss of between 5 and 10 percent of body weight, reproductive status of the patient may improve, especially when reduced abdominal adipose tissue.Also, obese women may have higher risk of pregnancy induced hypertension or gestational diabetes. "In addition, you may have more difficulties in childbirth than women with normal weight which can lead to an increase in Caesarean sections," he says. In fact, according to a multicenter study with more than 6,000 obese women, 15 percent had a cesarean delivery.This problem can also increase the risk of blood loss, infections such as endometritis, infections of the cesarean scar or thromboembolism. It relates also to an increased risk of abortions and birth defects in the embryo.Weight control can improve reproductive function. To do so, according to the expert, "it is desirable to increase physical activity and avoid sedentary." For its part, the power "must be healthy, low fat foods and high intake of fruits, vegetables, white fish and cereals."
Anorexia (nervosa) is a disease characterized by intense fear of gaining weight and having a distorted body image, this leads to wanting to lose weight almost without eating (or eating food as little as possible) and excessive exercise. Important: it is not associated with any other organic disease prior. Anorexia produces alterations in the hormonal cycles and immunosuppression with increased risk of infections, Serving Brussels, approximately between 5 and 18% of anorexics die from malnutrition. Often, this condition is associated with depression and low self-esteem, and patients usually improve with antidepressants. Furthermore, psychotherapy and family therapy are essential for treatment, although it is for life.
With regard to bulimia, it is characterized by repeated episodes of overeating, in what follows-induced vomiting, laxatives, diet exaggerated and / or abuse of exercise to control weight. Sometimes the behavior seen in bulimic patients with anorexia nervosa. However, this condition alone does not produce significant weight loss, but it generates, because of induced vomiting, are gastrointestinal problems, and hypokalemia (low potassium in the blood), serious injuries to the teeth due to acid of vomiting. To treat the disease using various group therapy and conditioning.Antidepressants may also be effective, because many bulimics also suffer from depression.Both diseases usually occur in adolescents, especially girls, although from the recently emerged cases of adult women and men. Occurs because different psychological mechanisms, the most common, caused by social pressure that gives value to the thinness as physical attractiveness, but also by the difficulty of assuming a sexed body.
