Obesity Health Issues - Reproductive Health
What is it?
For women struggling with morbid obesity, reproductive health can be a concern. Morbid obesity may cause issues including infertility and menstrual irregularities. While reproductive issues may occur regardless of a woman’s age or body mass, complications tend to be more severe in the obese.
How is it affected by bariatric surgery?
Gastric bypass surgery or lap band surgery has been found to improve or resolve conditions that may interfere with pregnancy as reduced weight on reproductive organs influences other physiological changes affecting fertility.
We request that female gastric bypass surgery or lap band surgery patients take steps to prevent pregnancy during the first year after surgery. Therefore, it’s important to know about any changes in fertility after surgery so that you don’t become pregnant too soon.
What success have patients found through bariatric surgery?
A recent study of women following gastric bypass surgery or lap band surgery showed improvement of multiple clinical problems related to infertility. |
