Massive Weight Loss Obtained by Bariatric Surgery Affects Semen Quality in Morbid Male Obesity: a Preliminary Prospective Double-Armed Study.

Jinous SamavatGiulia CantiniFrancesco LottiAlessandra Di FrancoLara TamburrinoSelene Degl'InnocentiElisa MaseroliErminio FilimbertiEnrico FacchianoMarcello LuccheseMonica MuratoriGianni FortiElisabetta BaldiMario MaggiMichaela Luconi

Published in: Obesity surgery (2018)

The massive weight loss obtained with bariatric surgery was associated with an improvement in some semen parameters. The correlations found between weight loss and semen parameter variations after surgery suggest that these might occur early downstream of the testis and more slowly than the changes in the sex hormones.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
obese patients
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
glycemic control
weight gain
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
adipose tissue