ESHRE 2025: The Impact of Obesity on Reproduction from Menarche to Menopause

Key Points

• Reproductive health impacts:
  1. Increased body weight affects fertility and raises risks of miscarriage, stillbirth, congenital defects, gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, and postpartum haemorrhage.
• Dietary interventions:
  1. Adhering to a healthy diet using FIGO nutrition checklist guidance improves health outcomes.
• Later life risks:
  1. Obesity increases risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and liver disorders.
• Breastfeeding benefits:
  1. Helps reduce postpartum weight retention and lowers risks of ischaemic heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
• Weight management follow-up:
  1. Regular follow-up with weight management advice improves physical health and mental wellbeing.
• FIGO resources:
  1. FIGO offers guidelines and toolkits to assist healthcare professionals in managing impacts of increased body weight throughout a woman’s life.

ESHRE 2025, June 29 - July 2, Paris