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Using Weight as an Excuse and being mean spirited
While I agree that losing weight can help both your health and possibly your chances of getting pregnant - I don't think doctors are doing the right thing when they use your weight as an excuse to either not treat you or to say that's the reason why you're not getting pregnant. While obesity can cause a number of health problems, I don't think that it's the number one cause of infertility or duh, only skinny women would be having babies, right?
I was 30 pounds overweight when I started work on the first one and 50 pounds overweight when I started on the second one (hadn't lost my pregnancy weight yet). My doctor NEVER mentioned my weight during my infertility treatments (other than when she was first describing PCOS to me). I've since lost my second baby fat and am working hard to get back down to pre-baby 1 weight!
Maybe some doctors don't want to take on less than ideal patients because it will mess their wonderful stats up. Find a doctor who cares and wants to try to help you. It's YOUR money and YOUR time. Nobody should go to a doctor that makes them feel bad.
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