Weight link to pregnancy for Pill users
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BEING overweight dramatically increases the chances of women on the Pill getting pregnant, scientists revealed today. An overweight or obese woman is 60 per cent to 70 per cent more likely to conceive while
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows overweight and obese women who take oral contraceptives are more likely to get pregnant while on the pill.
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Obese couples have a more difficult time conceiving a baby than couples of normal weight, according to a study published on Tuesday identifying another consequence of putting on too much weight.
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NEW YORK  - The heavier a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the less likely she is to stick with breast-feeding long-term, a new study from Denmark shows.
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Obese women have an increased risk of suffering dementia in later life, researchers have claimed. A study followed 290 women born between 1908 and 1922, looking at the relationship between body mass index
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NEW YORK  - A new study confirms that weight gain during pregnancy affects the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, and suggests that both race and a history of preterm birth seem to influence the association.
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Taking methamphetamine whilst pregnant leads to underweight babies, US research suggests.
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Women who were underweight when they were born have an increased risk of severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, a large Swedish study suggests.
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Overweight and obese women are 60 to 70 per cent more likely to get pregnant while taking an oral contraceptive than the women of normal weight, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Overweight women are known to have a greater chance of giving birth to a larger-than-normal baby. But new research suggests that these odds stay higher even when a woman loses weight before pregnancy.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women who put on more  pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a  Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.
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Compared with women who were of normal weight and taking a placebo, overweight women taking estrogen plus progestin raised their risk of venous thrombosis 3.8 times, while obese women experienced 5.6 times the risk.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Insulin-sensitizing drugs help both thin and heavy women with polycystic ovary syndrome, says a Virginia Commonwealth University study in the October issue of Fertility and Sterility.
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The body mass index is widely used to decide who is overweight and in danger of health problems. Now some experts are calling it. At 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing 146 pounds, you think you&#39;re an average-sized woman.
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Increasing a mother's intake of folic acid by adding the vitamin to food supplies has been shown to cut the risk of having a baby with neural tube defects, a birth defect in which the spine doesn't fuse properly. However, new research indicates that this benefit is much weaker in overweight and obese women.
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Pregnant women who put on more pounds than generally recommended are more likely to undergo a Cesarean delivery, according to a new study.
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The introduction of birth control pills in the 60s brought about a new freedom for women. But, although 12 million women in the United States are taking the pill, many women still get pregnant despite using the pill correctly.