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Too much weight spells double trouble for couples trying to conceive
03-06-2007 · EurekAlert!If both partners in a couple are overweight or obese, they are more likely to have to wait longer before successfully conceiving a child, according to new research published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction. The author warned this could have major implications for population levels, particularly in parts of the world where obesity and low fertility were, or would become, more common.
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