Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Women Fertility

Ain Shams University75 enrolled

Overview

Obesity is a multifactorial risk factor for subfertility, in relation to chronic hormonal change induced by adipose tissue. This prospective cohort study aims to evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery induced weight loss on women fertility.

Females undergoing sleeve gastrectomy will be assessed for improvement of fertility indicators

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Fertility Issues

Interventions

Sleeve gastrectomyPROCEDURE

Bariatric surgery

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age from 20-40 years. * BMI \>35 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Women with medical endocrinal disorders as DM, thyroid, hyperprolactinaemia, etc. * Women using any hormonal treatment or fertility drugs like oral contraceptive pills and/or metformin. * Women have any surgical complication intra-operatively or post operatively. * Women refused to participate in the study.

Locations (1)

Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital

Cairo, Cairo/القاهرة, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Antimullerian hormone level

Change in antimullerian hormone level

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change in serum FSH level

Time frame: 3 months

Change in serum LH level

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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