Farhana Haider, Mahreen Badar, Nazir Ahmad.
Frequency of Obesity in Women of Child Bearing age Presenting with Primary Sub Fertility.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;13(2):631.

Background: The prevalence of subfertility ranges from 5-28% in the developed countries. Obesity is increasing all over the world, affecting more than one billion people worldwide. The prevalence of obesity varies from population to population and is estimated to be 40 % in developing countries and 25-30 % in developed nations. Obesity also hampers female reproductive system and has been associated spontaneous miscarriage, polycystic ovarian disease, subfertility and infertility. Aim: To determine the frequency of obesity in women of child bearing age presenting with primary subfertility, in Gynaecology department of Ibnae Sienna Hospital Multan. Methodology: This descriptive, cross sectional study study was conducted in the Ibnae–Sienna Hospital, Multan from MAY 2017 to September 2017. All primary subfertile women of child bearing age having age 18-35 years were included in this study. A total number of 100 females were selected. The diagnosis of primary subfertility was made. The data of BMI was taken at the time of checkup of patient in the hospital. Patients having BMI >28 kg/m 2 were labelled as obese. Date analysis was carried out using SPSS version 19 Software. Frequency and percentage were calculated for the frequency of obesity. Stratification of effect modifiers e.g. age, duration of marriage and BMI was done. Results: Mean age of patients included in this study was 24.59 +/- 5.15 years. Mean body mass index (BMI) of patients was 28.82 +/-03.67 kg/m 2. Mean duration of marriage was 24.41 +/-12.38 months. There were 60 (60 %) obese patients Conclusion: There is a high frequency of obesity in subfertile females. In present study, the frequency of obesity in primary subfertile females was 60%.

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