ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
The effects of bariatric surgery on male and female fertility: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy on Male Sexual Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of obesity interventions on male fertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Human reproduction update · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Obesity Indices, Reproductive Hormones, and Ovarian Reserve Markers: A 12-Month Prospective Study.Obesity surgery · 2026Observational
- The Relationship Between Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, and Infertility: A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Impact of hyperglycaemia on cellular microenvironment and function of endometrium and uterine tube: scoping review focused on infertility in diabetic women.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Impact of bariatric surgery on infertility in obese women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Beyond Weight Loss: A Comprehensive Review of Pregnancy Management following Bariatric Procedures.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Pregnancy Following Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery in a Woman With Potential Premature Ovarian Failure: A Case Report.Case reports in surgery · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
13 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.
Funding
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Abstract
•Currently natural lifestyle modification is recommended over bariatric surgery in the management of infertility in obese men and women, despite natural weight loss often being an ineffective method to both lose and maintain weight loss in these individuals.•Through this meta-analysis and systematic review, we provide evidence that bariatric surgery effectively improves fertility outcomes for men and women by measurements of hormone levels and improvements in sexual function index scores.•This study demonstrates the importance and even cruciality of bariatric surgery in obese men and women who struggle with reproductive health, especially when finding it difficult to lose and maintain weight. It also proves that it is vital to continue to create and expand our knowledge with evidence-based medicine to help this cohort of patients.
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