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Infertility is pretty common nowadays…being blamed includes stress, pollution or just having no luck! Almost always in general, it is blamed on the woman for not having the right” ground” for conceiving. However only recently is a study done by a reputable institution, The National Institutes of Health, that looked at the men as being the reason for the infertility. The study published in the September 2006 issue of Epidemiology, showed men with increased body mass index (BMI) were significantly more likely to be infertile than normal-weight men. BMI which is computed based on a person’s weight and height, provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people.
It has been known that women who are obese have a difficult time getting pregnant however no data on infertility are known among obese men.
This new study showed that:
- A 20-pound increase in men’s weight can increase the chance of infertility by about 10 percent.
- Men’s BMI was an independent risk factor for infertility. This after adjusting for other known risk factors like cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, and solvent and pesticide exposure.
- There was a general increase in infertility with increased BMI: reaching a nearly 2-fold increase among obese men.
The most likely explanations for infertility among obese men included:
- Overweight men usually have less sexual intercourse than their normal weight counterparts and this could influence fertility.
- Recent studies showed lower semen quality for overweight and obese men, as well as hormonal differences.
This study further illustrates another impact of obesity on ones health… this time on infertility which can be frustrating to the couples trying to have a baby. Whether achieving a normal BMI among those participants in the study can result in normal fertility remains to be seen… although medically, once a person who is obese loses weight… the medical problems associated with it returns to baseline average population risk.
So Guys… Careful with Your Weight Or Else…
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