The danger of damaging fertility that led to Neta’s dramatic change: tonight (Saturday) Barzilai is expected to reveal that one of the main reasons that led her to drastic weight loss was the doctors’ warning that obesity could harm fertility and the chance of conceiving, alongside her desire to succeed in the program “Dancing with the Stars” in which she Starring successfully.
For years, Neta Barzilai was proud of her mental ability to deal with the phenomenon of “shemanophobia”. She has been criticized for a long time for her obesity, and for not being ashamed to show off her curves. Barzilai, against all the scoffers, succeeded in a big way, bringing the first place to Israel in the Eurovision contest when she puts the acceptance of difference on a miracle, and continued in the same line for years.
Barzilai modeled in clothes that did not hide her body dimensions, went on stage even when she was at the height of her excess weight, and was not ashamed to be photographed eating high-fat products in front of the cameras.
But this year there was a dramatic turning point in her life: along with the offer to star in Dancing with the Stars, a stiff competition that in itself requires large ranges of motion, aerobic physical capacity, and a weight that will allow mobility and even lifting performance of the partner, requirements that in themselves require weight loss, Neta said that the doctors warned that obesity is dangerous Also fertility, and the ability to conceive.
Obesity in women can harm fertility in several ways, the main one being the hormonal system: obesity increases the levels of the female hormone estrogen. The adipose tissue produces estrogen, and its excess disrupts the hormonal balance required for normal ovulation, thus impairing the maturation of the eggs and their release from the ovaries, on the way to the meeting with the sperm.
Obesity also causes resistance to the hormone insulin, whose function is to introduce sugar from the blood into the body. As a result, there is an overproduction of male sex hormones – androgens in the ovaries, which leads to disturbances in the menstrual cycle and difficulties with ovulation. Obesity also causes resistance to the hormone leptin, which is also produced by fat cells and regulates appetite and metabolism, which disrupts the communication between the brain and the ovaries and interferes with the production of the hormones needed for fertility.
Obesity also increases the risk of developing polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition in which the ovaries are enlarged with multiple cysts, and the woman also suffers from hormonal disorders and ovulation disorders. In fact, the syndrome is one of the most common causes of infertility among women.
Obesity also increases the complications in pregnancy: there is an increased risk of miscarriage, especially in the first trimester of pregnancy, there are also complications in childbirth such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and the development of a large baby that requires a caesarean section.
It is important to note that not all women who are obese will suffer from fertility difficulties, but it is clear that the connection between obesity and fertility is known and weight loss, even moderate, may significantly improve fertility and reduce the risks associated with obesity.