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Review: Sex-Specific Aspects in the Bariatric Treatment of Severely Obese Women

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  • Pia Jäger

    (Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Marien Hospital Witten, Teaching hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Marienplatz 2, 58452 Witten, Germany
    Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Marien Hospital Herne, University hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Hölkeskampring 40, 44625 Herne, Germany)

  • Annina Wolicki

    (Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Marien Hospital Witten, Teaching hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Marienplatz 2, 58452 Witten, Germany
    Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Marien Hospital Herne, University hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Hölkeskampring 40, 44625 Herne, Germany)

  • Johannes Spohnholz

    (Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Marien Hospital Witten, Teaching hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Marienplatz 2, 58452 Witten, Germany
    Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Marien Hospital Herne, University hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Hölkeskampring 40, 44625 Herne, Germany)

  • Metin Senkal

    (Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Marien Hospital Witten, Teaching hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Marienplatz 2, 58452 Witten, Germany
    Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Marien Hospital Herne, University hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Hölkeskampring 40, 44625 Herne, Germany)

Abstract

This systematic literature review aims to point out sex-specific special features that are important in the bariatric treatment of women suffering from severe obesity. A systematic literature search was carried out according to Cochrane and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) guidelines. After the literature selection, the following categories were determined: sexuality and sexual function; contraception; fertility; sex hormones and polycystic ovary syndrome; menopause and osteoporosis; pregnancy and breastfeeding; pelvic floor disorders and urinary incontinence; female-specific cancer; and metabolism, outcome, and quality of life. For each category, the current status of research is illuminated and implications for bariatric treatment are determined. A summary that includes key messages is given for each subsection. An overall result of this paper is an understanding that sex-specific risks that follow or result from bariatric surgery should be considered more in aftercare. In order to increase the evidence, further research focusing on sex-specific differences in the outcome of bariatric surgery and promising treatment approaches to female-specific diseases is needed. Nevertheless, bariatric surgery shows good potential in the treatment of sex-specific aspects for severely obese women that goes far beyond mere weight loss and reduction of metabolic risks.

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  • Pia Jäger & Annina Wolicki & Johannes Spohnholz & Metin Senkal, 2020. "Review: Sex-Specific Aspects in the Bariatric Treatment of Severely Obese Women," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-27, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:8:p:2734-:d:345936
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