Overweight infertility?

Is it true that if you are over 200 pounds you don't ovulate? I am over 200 pounds and don't see a reason in paying for expensive birth control if I wont ovulate anyway. I went for 6 months with no form of BC and didn't get pregnant. My husband and I were just wondering.

Weight has a lot to do with whether you ovulate or not. If you are underweight, or are very muscular and don't have any body fat, a female is usually amenorrheic, meaning you don't ovulate, as are most overweight females. But just because you are over/underweight, doesn't necessarily mean that you are ameorrheic. Some overweight females have a syndrome called PCOS which makes them unable to ovulate. There are some overweight females that don't have PCOS and do ovulate. Only a doctor can determine what health problems you have and can provide treatment. If you can't afford a doctor visit or just don't want to go, to be safe, I would use a good method of birth control if you don't want to get pregnant. The expenses incurred for obtaining a good birth control method is infinitely less costly than raising a child for 18 years and sending that child to college. Hope this is helpful to you. Source(s): Worked in an OB/GYN office for 12 years

Thats not true. I am around 200 and still have "Aunt Flo" every month.
Women who are 500 pounds still ovulate, and pass a normal period. However, the issue of infertility in regards to obese women more has to do with how the body will handle the stress of being pregnant.

A person who has a bmi of greater than 45% will usualy be discouraged from any type of sexual activity that can get them pregnant, because it can severly tax the body, and harm the fetus.

But, no, 200 pounds? Hardly.