Weight and Fertility

If both partners in a couple are overweight or obese, they are more likely to have to wait longer before getting pregnant.

According to study, there is a relationship between being overweight and the ability to get pregnant. Sometimes women who are overweight have a condition called PCOS, which can contribute to fertility problems.

If overweight and obesity actually is a cause of subfecundity, and if the obesity epidemic continues, this reduced capacity to reproduce could become a serious public health problem.

The research also found that an underweight man with an obese woman was the least likely to get pregnant quickly.