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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2018

Obesity, Male Reproductive Function and Bariatric Surgery.

Angelo Di Vincenzo, Luca Busetto, Roberto Vettor, Marco Rossato

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05390203 (Sexual Function Before and After Bariatric Surgeries.), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05390203 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Sexual Function Before and After Bariatric Surgeries.

TypeobservationalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2022 to 2024Enrolled55ConditionsSexual DysfunctionArmsPenile duplex study, Hormonal Assay (Total Testosterone, Prolactin and E2)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Approach to the Patient: Low Testosterone Concentrations in Men With Obesity.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025
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  15. Adipose Tissue Dysfunction and Obesity-Related Male Hypogonadism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  19. Effects ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Angelo Di VincenzoDepartment of Medicine-DIMED, Center for the Study and Integrated Management of Obesity, Clinica Medica 3, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Luca BusettoDepartment of Medicine-DIMED, Center for the Study and Integrated Management of Obesity, Clinica Medica 3, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Roberto VettorDepartment of Medicine-DIMED, Center for the Study and Integrated Management of Obesity, Clinica Medica 3, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Marco RossatoDepartment of Medicine-DIMED, Center for the Study and Integrated Management of Obesity, Clinica Medica 3, University-Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy.
University of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Overweight and obesity are associated with several chronic complications, such as type 2 diabetes, arterial hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, with relevant consequences for patients and public health systems. Reproductive function abnormalities, such as obesity-related secondary hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction and infertility, represent other abnormalities negatively affecting the quality of life of men suffering from obesity but, despite their high prevalence, these are often understated because of a general lack of awareness in clinical practice. Obesity and gonadal function are closely related, with obesity being associated with hypogonadism that is reversed by body weight reduction thus ameliorating reproductive and sexual health. Clinical studies specifically evaluating the impact of non-surgical weight loss on testosterone levels sometimes showed conflicting results, whereas extensive literature has demonstrated that weight loss after bariatric surgery is correlated with an increase in testosterone levels greater than that obtained with only lifestyle interventions, suggesting the role of surgery also for the treatment of hypogonadism in obese male. However, studies concerning the consequences of bariatric surgery on overall reproductive function in the male, including also sexual activity and fertility, are limited and data regarding long-term effects are lacking. Here we present a brief review summarizing the evidence regarding the interplay between obesity and reproductive abnormalities in the obese male, together with the role of bariatric surgery for the treatment of these complications, describing both the positive effects and the limitations of this procedure.

Indexed as

bariatric surgeryerectile functionfertilitymale hypogonadismobesitysexual functiontestosteroneweight loss

Identifiers

PMID30619096
PMCPMC6305362
OpenAlexW2904250597

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