ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER
Underweight and obese women – results of in vitro fertilization
1
Malopolski Institute of Fertility Diagnostics and Treatment – KrakOvi, Krakow, Poland
2
Fertility Disorders Clinic, Medical College, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Poland
3
Department of Animal Reproduction, Anathomy and Genomics, University of Agriculture in Krakow,
Poland
Submission date: 2025-05-06
Final revision date: 2025-12-11
Acceptance date: 2026-01-05
Publication date: 2026-02-19
Corresponding author
Alicja Lachowska
Malopolski Institute of Fertility Diagnostics and Treatment – KrakOvi, Krakow, Poland
Malopolski Institute of Fertility Diagnostics and Treatment – KrakOvi, Krakow, Poland
Medicine and Public Health 2025;3(2):5-14
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Both obese and underweight women with fertility problems often seek help from infertility treatment clinics using the in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure. The aim of our study was to analyze the results of IVF in obese patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) and underweight patients (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) in comparison to patients of normal weight.
Material and methods:
This was a retrospective study of underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) women who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The control group consisted of patients of normal weight. In order to exclude the influence of age on the results of IVF, patients in all groups were <38 years old.
Results:
This was a retrospective study of underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) women who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The control group consisted of patients of normal weight. In order to exclude the influence of age on the results of IVF, patients in all groups were <38 years old.
Conclusions:
This was a retrospective study of underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) women who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The control group consisted of patients of normal weight. In order to exclude the influence of age on the results of IVF, patients in all groups were <38 years old.
Both obese and underweight women with fertility problems often seek help from infertility treatment clinics using the in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure. The aim of our study was to analyze the results of IVF in obese patients (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) and underweight patients (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) in comparison to patients of normal weight.
Material and methods:
This was a retrospective study of underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) women who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The control group consisted of patients of normal weight. In order to exclude the influence of age on the results of IVF, patients in all groups were <38 years old.
Results:
This was a retrospective study of underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) women who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The control group consisted of patients of normal weight. In order to exclude the influence of age on the results of IVF, patients in all groups were <38 years old.
Conclusions:
This was a retrospective study of underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) women who underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The control group consisted of patients of normal weight. In order to exclude the influence of age on the results of IVF, patients in all groups were <38 years old.
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