The influence of lifestyle interventions and overweight on infertility: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials

Authors

SUSTARSIC Ana HADZIC Vedran MEULENBERG Cecil J. W. ABAZOVIC Ensar VIDEMSEK Mateja PAPLER Tanja Burnik PARAVLIĆ Armin

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

Citation
web https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1264947/full
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1264947
Keywords physical activity; infertility; intervention; overweight; pregnancy; ovulation
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Description This study aimed to investigate the effect of lifestyle intervention (LSI) on diagnosed infertility in overweight and obese women. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. A literature search was performed on the following databases from September 2022 to December 2022: PubMed, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus. The inclusion criteria were the following: women between 18 and 45 years of age, BMI over 25.0 kg/m(2), diagnosed with infertility, a weight loss intervention, and control group part of RCTs. In total, 15 studies were identified and included. The meta-analysis shows a beneficial effect of LSI on reducing weight, waist circumference, and BMI and increasing infertility. A significantly beneficial effect of lifestyle intervention on weight reduction was observed for participants who initially had a higher BMI, while a non-significant effect was observed for individuals with a BMI above 35 kg/m(2). The meta-analysis showed a beneficial effect of lifestyle intervention on ovulation incidence and sex hormone-binding globulin. The lifestyle intervention group had 11.23 times more ovulatory incidence than the control group, which in turn increased the ability to conceive. As robust evidence for the effect of lifestyle interventions on infertility in obese and overweight women was found, it is advised to integrate similar interventions into future infertility treatment processes.

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