Comment on: Changes in total sperm count after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: the BARIASPERM prospective study

Obesity surgery has triggered great enthusiasm as an adjunctive treatment of infertility in women suffering from obesity, polycystic ovarian syndrome and irregular menstrual patterns (1). However, when it comes to male fertility issues, surgical outcomes interpretation is more complex. On one hand, male obesity has been associated with worse quality of semen (2) and weight loss has been shown to improve it (3). On the other hand, whilst one can expect that obesity surgery leads to increased testosterone levels and improved reproductive function, evidence in the field is sparse and inconsistent.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research