Maternal obesity causes changes in the reproductive system of the mother and offspring
International Journal of Development Research
Maternal obesity causes changes in the reproductive system of the mother and offspring
Article History: Received 04th September, 2020; Received in revised form 16th October, 2020; Accepted 29th November, 2020; Published online 30th December, 2020.
Copyright © 2020, Liohanna Silva Pires d´Avila et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: In utero nutrition is a crucial period for establishing and maintaining epigenetic landmarks of the offspring, as well as impacting the reproductive system of the mother and offspring. Objective: To conduct a literature review on the changes that maternal obesity causes in the maternal and offspring reproductive system. Methodology: A systematic review was carried out with the search for articles published in the last five years, based on Pubmed, Scielo and Lilacs databases. Review articles, studies with humans or studies that have performed drug interventions and / or exposure to cigarettes, and / or that has not worked with a hyperlipidic or obesogenic diet were excluded. Results: A total of 110 articles were found in the databases, from such 20 articles were selected. Conclusion: maternal obesity affects the fertility and the reproductive physiological functions of the offspring, consequently impacting oogenesis, spermatogenesis and embryogenesis.
