Re: Will running prevent implantation?

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I don't know my body fat percentage, but I'm very lean and muscular, weighing about 120-122 at 5'7". I eat at least 2000 calories (usually more than that) per day.

At Sun, 2 Jul 2000, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:

>
>I would forgo the run. I would also cut back a little on your speed and
>distance.
>I am saying this as we know that some women athletes, altho ovulating,
>are in a state of decreased estrogen as they have very little body fat
>to store it. By cutting back just a little, it may make ovulation and
>implantation better as your estrogen stores increase.
>As to the main question, I do not know that I have seen any studies that
>address this, but I do know that whenever an artificial insemination is
>done, the patient is told to lay low for the next 24 or so hours, so
>just maybe....Good Luck
>
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>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
>
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>health care provider. They are not intended to be the start
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