RT Book, Section
A1 Mestad, Renee E.
A1 Vickery, Zevidah
A2 Silverman, Robert K.
SR Print(0)
ID 1139758692
T1 Contraceptive Management
T2 Obesity Medicine: Management of Obesity in Women's Health Care
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843515
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1139758692
RD 2024/04/24
AB More  than  half  the  female  population  of  the  United  States  is  overweight  or  obese.  Thirty-two  percent  of  women  aged  20–39  and  40%  of  women  aged  40–59  are  obese.1  One-third  of  adolescent  females  aged  12–19  are  overweight  and  obese,  with  20%  qualifying  as  obese.1  Overweight  and  obese  women  are  no  less  likely  to  be  sexually  active  and  therefore  at  risk  of  pregnancy  than  normal-weight  women.2  Adolescent  females  in  the  higher-weight  categories  have  a  higher  risk  of  unintended  pregnancy  than  their  normal-weight  peers  due  to  lower  self-esteem  and  less  confidence  negotiating  condom  and  contraception  use.2