Eating disorders often associated with reproductive health problems

(University of Helsinki) Women with eating disorders are less likely to have children than others in the same age group, indicates a study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland. The likelihood for miscarriage was more than triple for binge-eating disorder sufferers and the likelihood of abortion more than double for bulimics than others in the same age group.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news