Female Fertility Outcome Following Bariatric Surgery: Five Years Follow up

Female Fertility Outcome Following Bariatric Surgery: Five Years Follow up, Single Center Study

Maternal morbid obesity is an important risk factor in modern obstetrics, it has been associated with higher infertility rates and obstetrics complications. Bariatric surgery proven to achieve long term weight loss with improvement in all obesity related morbidities. This study was to compare the 5 years outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) in terms of fertility outcomes, breast feeding, weight loss, safety, and resolution of obesity related co-morbidity.

This study included 197 adult morbidly obese females, 111 underwent LSG (group I) and 86 LRYGB (group II). After 5 years follow up, the following were looked at: percentage excess weight loss (%EWL), comorbidity improvement or resolution, postoperative complications or mortality, fertility outcomes and breast feeding.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with primary goal of conceiving and complaining from infertility either primary or secondary as well as those who were seeking weight loss in preparation for marriage

Exclusion Criteria:

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