Higher waist circumference linked to higher risk of infertility in women

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Women with higher waist circumference measurements have a higher risk of infertility, according to international researchers. The team compared the waist circumference of 3,239 women aged 18-45, 327 of whom were infertile. The researchers say those with infertility issues were more likely to be older, have a higher BMI and have a higher waist circumference. The association between a high waist circumference and infertility was less prominent among women who were active, the researchers say.

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Organisation/s: Huizhou Central People’s Hospital, China

Funder: JK received the funding from the Science and Technology Project of Huizhou (http://sti. huizhou.gov.cn/). Grant number: 2022CZ010016. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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