Fat and Fertile

Q&A time - Do Pregnancy Tests Work for Fat Folks?


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Hi folksHere is our Q&A for April.We talked about pregnancy tests for fat folks. Are they as effective?I'd love to hear your thoughts. Share below in the comments or head over to our Discord server for a chat x

References:

* Shah, A., Kimball, S., & Beesley, S. et al. (2012). "The relationship between body mass index and quantitative maternal serum human chorionic gonadotropin levels." Fertility and Sterility. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.011

* Steiner, A.Z., Long, D.L., et al. (2018). "Effect of Body Mass Index on pregnancy rates in women using intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilization." The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/103/11/4209/5076007

* Eskild, A., Fedorcsak, P., Mørkrid, L., & Tanbo, T.G. "Maternal body mass index and serum concentrations of human chorionic gonadotropin in very early pregnancy."



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Fat and FertileBy Nicola Salmon