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OBESITY AND FERTILITY OR PREGNANCY ISSUES
When it comes to fertility and pregnancy issues, being overweight or obese can lead to:
- Irregular menstrual cycles
- Infertility
- Pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes
- Difficulties during labor and delivery
- High birth weight infants
- Increased risk of certain birth defects
If you are planning to become pregnant, you can take positive steps to minimize these risks, including:
- Working with your doctor and your obstetrician to evaluate your condition and determine if medication is an option
- Managing your weight
- If you smoke, quit, or enroll in a cessation program to help you quit
- Taking folic acid and other supplements, if appropriate
- Becoming more active