Couples Who Are Both Obese May Have Harder Time Conceiving Than Couples Who Are Both At A Healthy Weight, Researchers Say.

“Couples who are both obese may have a harder time conceiving a child than couples who are both at a healthy weight, researchers” from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development found after studying some “500 couples in Michigan and Texas...as they tried to conceive.” When the female partner “was overweight or obese, the couple typically took longer to conceive,” the study revealed. When both partners had a BMI of 35 or higher, “they were 60 percent less fecund than slimmer couples,” investigators found. The findings were published online in Human Reproduction. HealthDay (2/3, Pallarito) and Endocrine Today (2/3, Cox) also covered the study. http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/obese-couples-take-longer-conceive-study-finds-n716471