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A member asked:
How overweight do you have to be for pregnancy to be difficult/impossible?
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No upper limit: Being overweight does not solely make one infertile. It could make it more difficult to become pregnant, if other medical conditions are present. Also, further weight gain during pregnancy is more important to monitor if prepregnancy weight is elevated.
Answered 6/5/2013
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This is variable: And obesity never recommended as birth control option.
Answered 9/28/2016
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There is no cutoff: There is no weight cutoff for getting pregnant. Being either too thin or to heavy can lead to irregular periods or missed periods and therefore make it more difficult to get pregnant but overweight/obese women can become pregnant just as well as a woman of normal weight.
Answered 6/5/2013
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