Há alteração do dia da ovulação em pacientes com sobrepeso ou obesidade? Estudo transversal

Background

The primary function of the menstrual cycle is to promote the reproductive capacity of women and changes in this cycle impact on female fertility. Obesity is often associated with changes in the menstrual cycle.

Objective

Assess whether there is difference between ovulation's day in patients with normal BMI and those with overweight or obesity in infertile patients without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Methods

Cross‐sectional study in Human Reproduction Outpatient Clinic. Two groups, one with 71 patients with normal BMI and the other with 45 patients with a BMI indicating overweight/obesity. It was next analyzed the day of ovulation of patients in each group. The samples included patients 18‐38 years without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, whith the variables that could interfere with ovulation, matched, ensuring the homogeneity of the groups.

Results

Patients with overweight or obese had an average ovulation in 14.62° day of the cycle, and patients with normal BMI average at 14.21° day, with no statistical significance between groups.

Conclusion

there was no statistical difference of day of ovulation among patients with normal BMI and those with overweight or obesity, which had no other comorbidities that would put affect fertility.