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Obesity is just not responsible for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and certain types of cancer. A recently concluded study has revealed that sexual health of an individual can be harmed by obesity.
It was found during the study that the rate of unplanned pregnancies is 4 times higher among single obese women than women with normal weight, despite the fact that they are less likely to have been sexually active in the past year.
From in.news.yahoo.com:
Sexual dysfunction was not associated with BMI among women. However, obese women under 30 were less likely to seek contraceptive advice or use oral contraceptives.
They were also more likely to report an unintended pregnancy. Obese men under 30 were far more likely to have had a sexually transmitted infection.
Obese women were also five times as likely to have met their partner on the internet, more likely to have an obese partner, and less likely to view sex as important for personal life balance.
The authors suggest that social pressure, low self-esteem and concerns about body image may help explain these findings.
The authors conclude that the public health impact of these findings is important.
They said: “The scale of the problem and the magnitude of the effects (particularly the fourfold increase in risk of unintended pregnancy among obese women) warrants focused attention. In terms of targeting advice and care, a considerable proportion of the population is obese, is easily identified as such, as is at increased risk in terms of poorer sexual health status.”
The research was led by Professor Nathalie Bajos, Research Director at the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale in Paris.
