Research shows that women who have a low birth weight early in pregnancy are at increased risk of giving birth to a low birth weight baby. It is said that a woman\’s thin figure does have a certain impact on fertility. This article teaches you how to handle this situation.
Today\’s women are pursuing skinny beauty, so they always try to lose weight, but in fact, being underweight and having too little body fat may affect fertility. Many women are involved in a \”weight loss battle\” in which their weight remains below healthy thresholds, resulting in low dietary intake of essential nutrients required for pregnancy.
Women need at least 22% body fat to ovulate properly (the average adult female body weight is approximately 28% fat). However, if you exercise regularly, you may have so little body fat that you don\’t ovulate or have irregular periods. When there is too little body fat, it disrupts the flow of hormones from the brain to the pituitary gland. This means that the normal signal from the pituitary gland to the ovaries to release the egg does not occur. So even if you have plenty of healthy eggs, you won\’t be able to get pregnant because they won\’t be released.
Nowadays, many women are long-term fighters to lose weight, and their weight has always been maintained at a healthy bottom line. What\’s more, many of the diets they follow are inappropriate, resulting in dietary intakes that are too low in essential nutrients required for pregnancy. Women with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are also often severely underweight.
Whether you\’re dieting or exercising a lot, it\’s worth looking at your ideal weight in relation to your height and current body fat levels. You can use our body mass index (bmi) calculator, or many gyms have simple machines that can check body fat levels. Please note that if your weight is less than 15% of your ideal body weight, your menstrual cycle may become irregular. Your menstrual cycle may also stop completely if your body fat is less than 30% of normal.
If your body mass index is below 19 and your periods are irregular, your doctor recommends slowing down your fitness regimen and eating more calories to increase your body fat. Once your height and body fat percentage reach a healthy weight, your menstrual cycle should return to normal.
If it\’s still not normal, you may need to see a fertility specialist. You may have an underlying problem that is interfering with your menstrual cycle and making it difficult to conceive.
There are other benefits to keeping your weight within a healthy range before pregnancy. Research shows that women who start their pregnancies with a low birth weight are at higher risk of giving birth to a low birth weight baby. Another study found that women who were underweight had a 72% higher risk of miscarriage.