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Randomized Trial of a Lifestyle Program in Obese Infertile Women

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Mutsaerts, Meike A.Q., van Oers, Anne M., Groen, Henk, Burggraaff, Jan M., Kuchenbecker, Walter K.H., Perquin, Denise A.M., Koks, Carolien A.M., van Golde, Ron, Kaaijk, Eugenie M., Schierbeek, Jaap M., Oosterhuis, Gerrit J.E., Broekmans, Frank J., Bemelmans, Wanda J.E., Lambalk, Cornelis B., Verberg, Marieke F.G., van der Veen, Fulco, Klijn, Nicole F., Mercelina, Patricia E.A.M., van Kasteren, Yvonne M., Nap, Annemiek W., Brinkhuis, Egbert A., Vogel, Niels E.A., Mulder, Robert J.A.B., Gondrie, Ed T.C.M., de Bruin, Jan P., Sikkema, J. Marko, de Greef, Mathieu H.G., ter Bogt, Nancy C.W., Land, Jolande A., Mol, Ben W.J., Hoek, Annemieke·2016·New England Journal of Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Small lifestyle-intervention studies suggest that modest weight loss increases the chance of conception and may improve perinatal outcomes, but large randomized, controlled trials are lacking. METHODS: We randomly assigned infertile women with a body-mass index (the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) of 29 or higher to a 6-month lifestyle intervention preceding treatment for infertility or to prompt treatment for infertility. The primary outcome was the vaginal birth of a healthy singleton at term within 24 months after randomization. RESULTS: We assigned women who did not conceive naturally to one of two treatment strategies: 290 women were assigned to a 6-month lifestyle-intervention program preceding 18 months of infertility treatment (intervention group) and 287 were assigned to prompt infertility treatment for 24 months (control group). A total of 3 women withdrew consent, so 289 women in the intervention group and 285 women in the control group were included in the analysis. The discontinuation rate in the intervention group was 21.8%. In intention-to-treat analyses, the mean weight loss was 4.4 kg in the intervention group and 1.1 kg in the control group (P<0.001). The primary outcome occurred in 27.1% of the women in the intervention group and 35.2% of those in the control group (rate ratio in the intervention group, 0.77; 95% confidence interval, 0.60 to 0.99). CONCLUSIONS: In obese infertile women, a lifestyle intervention preceding infertility treatment, as compared with prompt infertility treatment, did not result in higher rates of a vaginal birth of a healthy singleton at term within 24 months after randomization. (Funded by the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development; Netherlands Trial Register number, NTR1530.).

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Authors: Mutsaerts, M. A. Q., van Oers, A. M., Groen, H., Burggraaff, J. M., Kuchenbecker, W. K. H., Perquin, D. A. M., Koks, C. A. M., van Golde, R., Kaaijk, E. M., Schierbeek, J. M., Oosterhuis, G. J. E., Broekmans, F. J., Bemelmans, W. J. E., Lambalk, C. B., Verberg, M. F. G., van der Veen, F., Klijn, N. F., Mercelina, P. E. A. M., van Kasteren, Y. M., Nap, A. W., Brinkhuis, E. A., Vogel, N. E. A., Mulder, R. J. A. B., Gondrie, E. T. C. M., de Bruin, J. P., Sikkema, J. M., de Greef, M. H. G., ter Bogt, N. C. W., Land, J. A., Mol, B. W. J., & Hoek, A.
Affiliations: University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
From the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (M.A.Q.M., A.M.O., J.A.L., A.H.), General Practice (M.A.Q.M.), and Epidemiology (H.G.), and the Institute of Human Movement Sciences (M.H.G.G.), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Martini Hospital (N.E.A.V.), and the Research and Innovation Group in Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences (M.H.G.G.), Groningen, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scheper...
Leiden University (NL)
ORCID: Groen, Henk
Koks, Carolien A.M.
Broekmans, Frank J.
Bemelmans, Wanda J.E.
Lambalk, Cornelis B.
Verberg, Marieke F.G.
Klijn, Nicole F.
Nap, Annemiek W.
Land, Jolande A.
Mol, Ben W.J.
Hoek, Annemieke
Venue: New England Journal of Medicine
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Published: 2016-05-19
Volume: 374
Issue: 20
Pages: 1942-1953
ISSN: 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1505297
OpenAlex: W2404662288
Cited by: 308
References: 39
Citations by year: 2026: 21 · 2025: 25 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 38 · 2017: 29 · 2016: 10
FWCI: 45.90
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
Keywords: obesity, female infertility, lifestyle intervention, weight loss, infertility treatment, vaginal delivery, singleton births, perinatal outcomes, body mass index
MeSH terms: Adult, Birth Rate, Diet, Reducing, Female, Humans, Infertility, Female, Life Style, Obesity, Pregnancy, Weight Loss, Exercise, Body Mass Index, Reproductive Techniques, Assisted, Young Adult, Intention to Treat Analysis

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