Weight loss does not improve birth rate in obese women with infertility, study shows

Taking part in a lifestyle programme designed to help obese infertile women lose weight before undergoing infertility treatment does not improve their chances of having a baby more than prompt treatment for infertility without weight loss, a randomised trial shows.1

Small studies have previously found that modest weight loss may increase the chances of conception, and guidelines recommend that obese infertile women should lose 5-10% of their body weight before starting infertility treatment, but no randomised trials have …