Weight may play a part in conception and miscarriage

A recent San Diego article reported that weight plays a factor in miscarriage after IVF.  According to the article overweight women have a much higher risk of a miscarriage after having in-vitro fertilization compared with slim women, new research says.

Doctors have long known that heavy women are more prone to having a miscarriage and suffering other complications after becoming pregnant naturally, but there has been conflicting data over whether that was also the case after using artificial reproduction techniques.

British doctors tracked all 318 women at a London clinic who became pregnant after having in-vitro fertilization from 2006 to 2009, then divided the women according to their Body Mass Index. Women who had a BMI of 18 to 24 were classified as normal. Those who had a BMI of 25 or above were considered overweight, while those above 30 were obese.

After making a statistical adjustment for factors that might have skewed the results – such as age, smoking and medical history – the researchers found overweight and obese women were much more likely to have a miscarriage as thin women.

The research was presented Monday in Rome at a meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

Among women with a normal weight, 22 percent using in-vitro at the clinic had a miscarriage. But among overweight and obese women, the risk of a miscarriage was 33 percent.

For women who have conceived naturally, the miscarriage rate can range from 4 percent to 23 percent during the first trimester, depending on their age and medical history. Experts say the risk for overweight and obese women conceiving naturally can be three to four times higher than the average for regular weight women.

IVF patients, post pregnacy who carry to term, have an increased likelihood of multiple births. Many are delivered by Ceaserean section. These women seek help from Dr Stuart Kincaid in  hopes  of returning to their pre-pregnancy body shape.  Most patients choose a breast augmentation which somnetimes includes a breast lift. They also consider abdominoplasty which will remove the loose skin and tighten the abdominal muscles.  If they are a candidate Dr Stuart Kincaid may perform both procedures together.

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