How does being overweight affect my ability to conceive?

How does being overweight affect my ability to conceive?

Jay Goldberg (Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) gives expert video advice on: What factors affect my ability to get pregnant?; How does my age affect my ability to conceive?; How can I improve my chances of getting pregnant? and more...

Usually, we encourage you to exercise regularly, because that can release endorphins and put you in a good mood. To eat healthy, because if you are an overeater and you carry around excess adipose or fat tissue, fat tissue makes the hormone estrogen, and that can cause your periods to become irregular. So, if you're overweight and have irregular periods, your ability to conceive is going to be less because you can't time things really appropriately.