Physical activity and fertility in women: the North-Trøndelag Health Study

Physical activity and fertility in women: the North-Trøndelag Health Study

BACKGROUND Changes in the state of energy balance owing to changes in physical activity may affect the reproductive system. We evaluated the association between physical activity (PA) and fertility and parity in healthy women. METHODS A population-based health survey (HUNT 1) was conducted during 19...

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Veröffentlicht in:Human reproduction (Oxford) 2009-12, Vol.24 (12), p.3196-3204
Hauptverfasser: Gudmundsdottir, S.L., Flanders, W.D., Augestad, L.B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
epidemiology
exercise
Female
Fertility - physiology
Follow-Up Studies
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health Surveys
Humans
infertility
Infertility, Female - epidemiology
Infertility, Female - etiology
Medical sciences
Motor Activity - physiology
Norway - epidemiology
Parity
physical activity
Physical Endurance - physiology
Pregnancy
Reproductive Behavior
Risk
women
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:BACKGROUND Changes in the state of energy balance owing to changes in physical activity may affect the reproductive system. We evaluated the association between physical activity (PA) and fertility and parity in healthy women. METHODS A population-based health survey (HUNT 1) was conducted during 1984–1986 in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway, with follow-up from 1995 to 1997 (HUNT 2). The study included 3887 women,
ISSN:0268-1161
1460-2350
DOI:10.1093/humrep/dep337