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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5296200.stm
Severely obese women should be denied fertility treatment--and less-obese ones will be "forced" to address their weight. Have they considered that PCOS, the leading cause of infertility, also causes weight gain and can prevent weight loss?
(Not that NHS fertility policy makes any sense anyway: many PCTs only pay for women in their late 30s to have it, even though it's more successful the younger you are!)
If I hadn't been lucky and responded to metformin, I'd be SOL as far as they're concerned--because this weight is not coming off. Medication and PCOS have ruined my metabolism. (Not that I'd be a size 6 otherwise, but I'd be a hell of a lot thinner.) Done metformin, done the diet, plateaued--I think I might have been able to lose a bit more, but no way was I going to lose major amounts without either bariatric surgery (NOT an option) or a major advance in endocrinology. My endocrinologist wasn't particularly optimistic either. So I really hate some of the crap that comes out about fat people. Oh, and my blood pressure, cholesterol, etc, are all perfect (well, BP was up a bit at 7 weeks, but I've had flaky readings at the GP before--usually from them using the automatic machine instead of taking it the old fashioned way.)
(Speaking of which, there was a ridiculous column in yesterday's Guardian moaning about anti-thin prejudice. Woman should try being fat, THEN she'd see prejudice--and she completely missed the point that most size 00 women are not that way naturally and endanger their health with extreme dieting. Not to mention putting pressure on other women to do the same. Guardian search isn't working so I can't provide a link just now, will try later!)
Severely obese women should be denied fertility treatment--and less-obese ones will be "forced" to address their weight. Have they considered that PCOS, the leading cause of infertility, also causes weight gain and can prevent weight loss?
(Not that NHS fertility policy makes any sense anyway: many PCTs only pay for women in their late 30s to have it, even though it's more successful the younger you are!)
If I hadn't been lucky and responded to metformin, I'd be SOL as far as they're concerned--because this weight is not coming off. Medication and PCOS have ruined my metabolism. (Not that I'd be a size 6 otherwise, but I'd be a hell of a lot thinner.) Done metformin, done the diet, plateaued--I think I might have been able to lose a bit more, but no way was I going to lose major amounts without either bariatric surgery (NOT an option) or a major advance in endocrinology. My endocrinologist wasn't particularly optimistic either. So I really hate some of the crap that comes out about fat people. Oh, and my blood pressure, cholesterol, etc, are all perfect (well, BP was up a bit at 7 weeks, but I've had flaky readings at the GP before--usually from them using the automatic machine instead of taking it the old fashioned way.)
(Speaking of which, there was a ridiculous column in yesterday's Guardian moaning about anti-thin prejudice. Woman should try being fat, THEN she'd see prejudice--and she completely missed the point that most size 00 women are not that way naturally and endanger their health with extreme dieting. Not to mention putting pressure on other women to do the same. Guardian search isn't working so I can't provide a link just now, will try later!)
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