A woman who is obese, in other words, has a BMI of more than 30 has a higher chance of having a miscarriage, otherwise known as abortion when compared to a woman with a normal BMI. The 2nd thing is they are at a higher risk of diabetes during pregnancy which is also known as […]
A woman having a BMI of more than 30 will take more months to conceive when compared to a woman having a BMI of 25. That means the probability of having infertility is higher when the BMI is more than 30. The 2nd situation is obese women are more proven to have irregular cycles and
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When a man or woman has a BMI of more than 30, then we say it is obesity. When it is more than 35 we say severe obesity. And when it is more than 40, we say morbid obesity. Obesity is to be considered as one extreme health problem. A lot of people do not
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A normal body mass index is between 18 to 25. Anyone with a body mass index between 25 and 30 is considered overweight but not obese. BMI above 30 is considered obesity. https://vimeo.com/717774327
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If we check the weight of a woman, say somebody has a weight of 70 KGs and a height of 5′-10″. Another woman who is also 70 KGs but only 5′-2″ in height. There is a significant difference between both of them though the weight is the same. Because of this, the scientific community has
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About 50% to 60% of women conceive spontaneously after one single ectopic pregnancy and the remaining 40 to 50% might need some form of assisted reproduction which is based on the other co-factors that exist and your age by the time you are planning a 2nd pregnancy. One of the fascinating aspects of ectopic pregnancy
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In a woman with a previous ectopic pregnancy, there is always a risk for repeated ectopic pregnancy though the chances vary depending on the age of the woman and the condition of the fallopian tubes. The possibility can be between 5 to 20%. So when you conceive next time with a previous ectopic pregnancy, meet
Any location of pregnancy other than the uterus is dangerous for the woman. We also assess the severity of the problem based on serum HCG levels. Any level more than 5 mIU/ml is considered positive. When the HCG level is 1000 million units per ml but we do not find a pregnancy sac in the
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Normally, a pregnancy develops in the womb which is also known as the uterus. When the embryo gets implanted, the ovary then starts producing a hormone called HCG which helps the baby grow. Based on the HCG level 14 days of embryo transfer, we check early pregnancy by HCG blood test. When the pregnancy test
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In a person who has infertility, the following factors are checked. One is Semen analysis; the ovary function; the uterine function; the hormone function and the tubal function. When we come to the tubal evaluation there are essentially 3 ways of checking the fallopian tube. One is by hysterosalpingography, the 2nd is by Laparoscopy and
