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. 2023 Jan 12;160(Suppl 1):50–55. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14538
Access to assisted reproductive technology and inequities
  • NICE guidelines flag that obesity may impact fertility and recommend providing certain weight loss advice to those women
  • The National Infertility Group for Scotland makes specific recommendations that women with a BMI over 30 should not be offered fertility treatment
  • Respondents to surveys in Canada and the USA reported imposing a BMI cutoff for offering fertility treatments
Current intervention and strategy
  • There is minimal literature on the direct effect of lifestyle modification on fertility; however, data show a positive effect may be seen if the weight loss is maintained
  • Medications such as orlistat and GLP‐1 analogues have shown promising effects on fertility by improving ovulation rates and regulating the menstrual cycle respectively
  • Bariatric surgery has shown to improve a patient's cardiovascular and mortality risk profile, as well as ovulation and fertility among women