Study Says Obese Men Were Less Likely To Have Kids
A recent study reported in the Journal Fertility and Sterility suggests that being obese may reduce a man's chance to father children.
The study's participants were 87 healthy men, aged 19 to 48. Of these men, researchers discovered that those who were obese showed hormonal differences that may account to a reduced reproductive capacity. Obese men were found to have lower levels of testosterone in their blood compared to their thinner counterpart. Results showed, they have low levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). The researchers explained, this is a "condition in which the testes do not function properly due to signaling problems in the hypothalamus or pituitary gland, two brain structures involved in hormone secretion.”
The study's participants were 87 healthy men, aged 19 to 48. Of these men, researchers discovered that those who were obese showed hormonal differences that may account to a reduced reproductive capacity. Obese men were found to have lower levels of testosterone in their blood compared to their thinner counterpart. Results showed, they have low levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). The researchers explained, this is a "condition in which the testes do not function properly due to signaling problems in the hypothalamus or pituitary gland, two brain structures involved in hormone secretion.”
