Review: sex-specific aspects in the bariatric treatment of severely obese women
- 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.
Author: | Pia JägerORCiDGND, Annina Johanna WolickiGND, Johannes Philipp Hermann SpohnholzGND, Metin SenkalGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-74361 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082734 |
Parent Title (English): | International journal of environmental research and public health |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Place of publication: | Basel |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2020/08/12 |
Date of first Publication: | 2020/04/15 |
Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
Tag: | Open Access Fonds bariatric aftercare; bariatric surgery; obesity; sex-specific treatment; women/females |
Volume: | 17 |
Issue: | 8, Article 2734 |
First Page: | 2734-1 |
Last Page: | 2734-27 |
Note: | Article Processing Charge funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Open Access Publication Fund of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. |
Institutes/Facilities: | Marienhospital Herne, Chirurgische Klinik |
open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
Licence (English): | Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |