Women’s Fertility Can Be Affected By Over-Exercising
Reported November 10, 2009
A Norwegian study implies that over-exercising can affect women’s fertility.
According to the study, while limited exercise definitely gives health benefits, too much of it could rob the body of adequate energy required for a successful pregnancy.
The researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology conducted a survey on 3,000 women between 1984 and 1986.
The women were quizzed about frequency, duration and intensity of their fitness regime. Aspects like age, weight, marital status and smoking were also taken into consideration.
After 10 years of follow up, all these women were questioned about their pregnancies. It was found that one-fourth of these women could not conceive during first year of trying.
Overall, younger women below 30 were found to be more susceptible to the threat of reduced fertility.
Sigridur Lara Gudmundsdottir, who led the study, said, “Among all these women, we found two groups who experienced an increased risk of infertility”.
“There were those who trained almost every day, and there were those who trained until they were completely exhausted. Those who did both had the highest risk of infertility.”
“The vast majority of women in the study had children in the end,” Gudmundsdottir said.
“And those who trained the hardest in the middle of the 1980s were actually among those who had the most children in the 1990s,” she added.
The researchers opined that women should go for restrained physical activity to be on the safer side.
Source : IndiaServer
