Conception Rates and Contraceptive Use Following Bariatric Surgery Among Women with Infertility: Evidence from a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study

Obesity has an inverse association with female reproductive potential that includes increased time to conception [1], increased lifetime odds of nulliparity [2,3], and decreased efficacy of treatment options for infertility [4]. For patients with severe obesity (body mass index, BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 or 35 to

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - January 11, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Marie N. Menke, Wendy C. King, Gretchen E. White, Gabriella G. Gosman, Anita P. Courcoulas, Gregory F. Dakin, David R. Flum, Molly J. Orcutt, Alfons Pomp, Walter J. Pories, Jonathan Q. Purnell, Kristine J. Steffen, Bruce M. Wolfe, Susan Z. Yanovski Source Type: research