Does Being Obese Affect Your Chance of Getting Pregnant?

In most cases,being overweight does not affect your ability to get pregnant.However,being obese (rather than overweight) can decrease your chance of getting pregnant.

That is because weight can have an effect on your hormones that trigger ovulation also progesterone and estrogen level and can prevent your overies from releasing egg.

Fat cells often  produce higher estrogen levels, which can work against your body when it is trying to ovulate.