Call for fertility ban for obese

The British Fertility Society is recommending women with a body mass index of 36 and over should not be allowed access to fertility treatment.

Underweight women and those classed just as obese (BMI over 29) should be forced to address their weight before starting treatment, the society said.

NHS guidelines say overweight women should be warned of the health risks, but do not impose any ban on treatment.

“Obese women are less likely to get pregnant and more likely to encounter health problems. It makes sense to address obesity before seeking fertility treatment.”



  1. Central Coast says:

    That picture is just wrong. Yuk !

  2. Uncle Jim says:

    Ouch! And 999 words to go.

    News business 101: You can attract more readers by appealing to their ambitions.

  3. Angel H. Wong says:

    And I thought that the French were going to be the ones bitching about it first.

  4. Matthew says:

    please please change the picture..

  5. Bryan says:

    Fat women need loving too, but they have to pay

  6. Rob says:

    Brain Infected with Horrid.Picture.A Virus…

    Must… run… virus… remover…

  7. RTaylor says:

    That puts a new spin on the cowgirl position. I have a sudden urge to take a deep breath.

  8. Jägermeister says:

    Al Yankovic’s song Fat comes to mind…

    When I walk out to get my mail
    It measures on the Richter scale
    Down at the beach I’m a lucky man
    I’m the only one who gets a tan
    If I have one more pie ala mode
    I’m gonna need my own ZIP code

  9. Tommy says:

    That new picture is so much better, yet so NSFW as well…

  10. Central Coast says:

    Thank You. I’ll be able to hold food down now. 😉

  11. Olo Baggins of Bywater says:

    Wow, thanks. Another accidental view of that and I was going to need some eye bleach.

  12. Stiffler says:

    I guess that the motto “Fat chicks need lovin’ too” just wasn’t cutting it.

  13. sdf says:

    the resulting offspring could get eaten. Will someone please think of the children?

  14. Ballenger says:

    My cat walked over my keyboard, and glanced at the screen just as that first picture came up. We are back from the vet now, she will be OK. It was just temporary paralysis.

  15. Jägermeister says:

    @Ballenger

    Here’s the snapshot of your cat…

    http://www.dorks.com/images/cat-shocked-by-the-internet.jpg

  16. James Hill says:

    I prefered picture #2.

  17. thought police says:

    yeah that original pic was nashty

  18. joshua says:

    wow….sorry I missed the first picture……then again…..maybe I shouldn’t be!!

  19. Don says:

    JOHN, YOU GIRLY MAN! WHERE IS THE FIRST PICTURE?

    I am so dissapointed in you.


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