The impact of surgical treatment of obesity on the female fertility

Gynecol Endocrinol. 2019 Feb;35(2):100-102. doi: 10.1080/09513590.2018.1500536. Epub 2019 Jan 1.

Abstract

As obesity is considered to be a pandemic of the twenty-first century, the bariatric surgery becomes more common through the global population. The adverse effects of obesity on fertility can be reversed through the bariatric surgery procedures. In this review, we presented the effects of bariatric surgery on hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and fertility, ovarian reserve, and contraception efficacy.

Keywords: Obesity; fertility; surgical treatment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bariatric Surgery*
  • Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Fertility*
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / metabolism
  • Infertility, Female
  • Obesity / metabolism
  • Obesity / surgery*
  • Ovarian Reserve
  • Ovary / metabolism
  • Pregnancy
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal