Oocytes of women who are obese or overweight have lower levels of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids compared with oocytes of women with normal weight

To ascertain whether the oocytes of women who are obese or overweight have a different fatty acid (FA) profile than women with normal weight.Prospective case-control study.Two IVF centers.A total of 205 women undergoing IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) were included in the study, totaling 922 oocytes.The unfertilized and the immature oocytes from the women who underwent IVF/ICSI were subjected to FA analysis with capillary gas...