| Due to eating disorders, women experience hard | | | | their body too much and may never have their |
| times in conceiving a child. In reality, many women do | | | | menstrual period ever again. |
| not know that poor eating habit causes numerous | | | | Moreover, getting help from health professionals is |
| fertility problems. One reason why an alarming 20% | | | | the only way of succeeding in getting pregnant or |
| of the patients consult an infertility clinic is because | | | | keeping a baby's health. This step can prevent a |
| these women suffer from one or more eating | | | | pregnant mom from suffering from depression during |
| disorders. More and more women are developing | | | | pregnancy and miscarriage and many other |
| disorders with their eating due to the vanity of | | | | associated illnesses. Usually, it is common for many |
| looking physically attractive. | | | | women not to be aware of the disorder they |
| Some eating disorders women have are anorexia | | | | developed with their eating that is why a specialist on |
| nervosa, bulimia and compulsive overeating. These | | | | the health problems is essential. |
| eating disorders cause women to suffer from lack of | | | | It is best for a woman who has been suffering from |
| nutrition, underweight and overweight. Not only do | | | | eating disorders to discuss plans on getting pregnant |
| they give poor physical health but poor mental health | | | | with a specialist. This is the only way that eating |
| too. Women who are bulimic, anorexic or overeaters | | | | disorders can be managed effectively in preparation |
| suffer greatly with depression, anxiety and stress. | | | | to conception and pregnancy. Moreover, it will help |
| All the factors make any woman with eating disorder | | | | the mother and the baby keep away from the risk |
| almost impossible to be capable of fertilizing an egg | | | | of gestational diabetes, labor complications, |
| and carrying an infant in full term. Moreover, the | | | | postpartum depressions, low birth weight of the |
| mental effects of eating disorders contribute much in | | | | infant, low APGAR scores, placental separation, |
| developing problems with fertility such as polycystic | | | | preeclampsia, Caesarean delivery, infant death, |
| ovarian syndrome and low libido. | | | | jaundice, low amniotic fluids, blindness, mental |
| Other infertility problems caused by eating disorders | | | | retardation and many other birth defects. |
| are amenorrhea, miscarriage, irregular menstrual | | | | Any woman who is serious in giving birth to a healthy |
| periods, poor uterine quality, reduced egg health and | | | | baby must take the first step as soon as possible. |
| ovarian failure. Underweight women, due to some | | | | Studies showed that the effects of the eating |
| eating disorders, commonly miss their monthly | | | | disorders can stay in a woman's body after |
| periods. Missed monthly periods make conception | | | | treatments; there are also threats on relapse. Getting |
| almost impossible. Some women who have been | | | | back into a healthy shape is the best preparation any |
| anorexics for many years may have even damaged | | | | woman must take towards a successful motherhood. |