Ambuja was the eldest daughter of Mr. Vaithinathan & Mrs. Devi. She had three sisters and one younger brother. Her father passed away when she was 10 years old and mother used to manage the house with lot of difficulty. But her sorrows didn’t end here. When she was sixteen her mother also died of dengue. She was left out all alone in this world with the responsibilities of four siblings. She had to quit studies and started working in a garment shop so that she could send her brother and sisters to school. Time passed by and she became both mother and father for her siblings, worked hard and managed to educate them up to graduation, thereafter she had to arrange for their marriage. She never cared for herself and by the time she could settle her sister’s marriage she was 37 years old. After her marriage, everybody encouraged her to get married and start a family. Somehow she found a match at 38 years and got married to Mr.Venkatesh. He was also 44 at that time.
Obesity reduces reproductive function in men and women Overweight and obese women have higher levels of a hormone called leptin, which is produced in fatty tissue. This can cause hormone disturbances and lead to reduced fertility. Excess weight, particularly excess abdominal fat, is linked to insulin resistance. Changes in the fine-tuned hormonal balance that regulates the menstrual cycle triggered by excess weight and obesity also increase the risk of anovulation. Many women who carry excess weight still ovulate, but it appears the quality of the eggs they produce is reduced. When obese couples use IVF to conceive, the chance of a live birth is lower than for women with normal BMI. Obese women are about three times as likely as non-obese women to have an infant with either spina bifida or an omphalocele and about twice as likely to have a baby with either a heart defect or multiple anomalies An obese woman is three times more likely to miscarry. The risks