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Women's risk of infertility increases by 3% for every extra 1cm of waist measurement, though physical activity may be protective, finds US epidemiological study

12.20.23 | PLOS

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Women's risk of infertility increases by 3% for every extra 1cm of waist measurement, though physical activity may be protective, finds US epidemiological study

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0295360

Article Title: Association between waist circumference and female infertility in the United States

Author Countries: China

Funding: JK received the funding from the Science and Technology Project of Huizhou ( http://sti.huizhou.gov.cn/ ). Grant number: 2022CZ010016. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0295360

Association between waist circumference and female infertility in the United States

20-Dec-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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APA:
PLOS. (2023, December 20). Women's risk of infertility increases by 3% for every extra 1cm of waist measurement, though physical activity may be protective, finds US epidemiological study. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDXYRY8/womens-risk-of-infertility-increases-by-3-for-every-extra-1cm-of-waist-measurement-though-physical-activity-may-be-protective-finds-us-epidemiological-study.html
MLA:
"Women's risk of infertility increases by 3% for every extra 1cm of waist measurement, though physical activity may be protective, finds US epidemiological study." Brightsurf News, Dec. 20 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDXYRY8/womens-risk-of-infertility-increases-by-3-for-every-extra-1cm-of-waist-measurement-though-physical-activity-may-be-protective-finds-us-epidemiological-study.html.