Fatty Acid Composition Of Oocytes From Women With Overweight Or Obesity May Differ From That Of Eggs From Women With Normal Weight

composition of oocytes from” women with overweight or obesity “is different than that of oocytes from women with normal weight, which may have an effect on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization,” investigators concluded in a study that “included 205 women (mean age, 36.24 years) with a total of 922 oocytes available for analysis.” The research team found that “oocytes from women with obesity had lower levels of saturated FAs and higher levels of monosaturated FAs,” as well as “lower levels of n-3 PUFAs.” The findings were published in the journal Fertility and Sterility. https://www.endocrinologyadvisor.com/home/topics/obesity/fatty-acid-composition-of-oocytes-differs-by-bmi-may-affect-ivf-outcomes/