The effects of bariatric surgery on periconception maternal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Katinka M Snoek; Régine P M Steegers-Theunissen; Eric J Hazebroek; Sten P Willemsen; Sander Galjaard; Joop S E Laven; Sam Schoenmakers

doi:10.1093/humupd/dmab022

. 2021 Aug 13;27(6):1030–1055. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmab022

The effects of bariatric surgery on periconception maternal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Katinka M Snoek ¹, Régine P M Steegers-Theunissen ¹, Eric J Hazebroek ², Sten P Willemsen ^1,^3,⁴, Sander Galjaard ¹, Joop S E Laven ⁵, Sam Schoenmakers ^1,^✉

PMCID: PMC8542997 PMID: 34387675

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity in women of reproductive age is increasing. Bariatric surgery is currently viewed as the most effective, long-term solution for this problem. Preconception bariatric surgery can reduce the prevalence of obesity-related subfertility and adverse maternal, pregnancy and birth outcomes. Maternal health during the periconception period is crucial for optimal gametogenesis and for embryonic and fetal development which also affects health in the later lives of both mother and offspring. Although preconception bariatric surgery improves several pregnancy outcomes, it can also increase the prevalence of pregnancy complications due to excessive and rapid weight loss. This can lead to iatrogenic malnutrition with vitamin deficiencies and derangements in metabolic and endocrine homeostasis. Thus, bariatric surgery can greatly influence periconception maternal health with consequences for reproduction, pregnancy and health in later life. However, its influence on periconception maternal health itself has never been reviewed systematically.

OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE

The aim of this review was to investigate associations between bariatric surgery and determinants of periconception maternal health such as endocrine changes, fertility, vitamin status, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages and congenital malformations.

SEARCH METHODS

Medline, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar and the Cochrane databases were used for the literature search until 1 November 2020. The search strategy terms included, among others, bariatric surgery, hormones, fertility, malformations, miscarriages and vitamin status. We searched for human studies that were written in English. Abstracts, reviews, meta-analyses and conference papers were excluded. The ErasmusAGE score was used to assess the quality of the included studies.

OUTCOMES

A total of 51 articles were analysed. The mean quality score was 5 (range 2–8). After bariatric surgery, hormonal axes normalized and menstrual cycle regularity was restored, resulting in increased fertility. Overall, there were no short-term risks for reproductive outcomes such as the increased risk of miscarriages or congenital malformations. However, the risk of vitamin deficiencies was generally increased after bariatric surgery. A meta-analysis of 20 studies showed a significant decrease in infertility (risk difference (RD) −0.24, 95% confidence interval (CI) −0.42, −0.05) and menstrual cycle irregularities (RD −0.24, 95% CI −0.34, −0.15) with no difference in rates of miscarriage (RD 0.00, 95% CI −0.09, 0.10) and congenital malformations (RD 0.01, 95% CI −0.02, 0.03).

WIDER IMPLICATIONS

The current systematic review and meta-analysis show associations between bariatric surgery and periconception maternal health and underlines the need for providing and personalizing preconception care for women after bariatric surgery. We recommend preconception care including the recommendation of postponing pregnancy until weight loss has stabilized, irrespective of the surgery-to-pregnancy interval, and until vitamin status is normalized. Therefore, regular monitoring of vitamin status and vitamin supplementation to restore deficiencies is recommended. Furthermore, this systematic review emphasizes the need for a long-term follow-up research of these women from the periconception period onwards as well as their pregnancies and offspring, to further improve care and outcomes of these mothers and children.

Keywords: female infertility, menstrual cycle, hormones, vitamins, periconception, pregnancy, congenital malformations, bariatric surgery, abortion, malnutrition

Introduction

The prevalence of obesity, defined as a BMI of ≥30 kg/m², is increasing worldwide (Finucane et al., 2011). Globally, 34% of women of reproductive age are obese. The solution to counteract the obesity epidemic has been weight loss by adopting a healthy lifestyle including proper nutrition and regular exercise. Unfortunately, these behavioural changes have shown to have a limited impact since they tend to be unsustainable in the long term (Wadden et al., 2005, 2011; Appel et al., 2011).

Maternal obesity is associated with subfertility and severe adverse pregnancy outcomes, e.g. pre-eclampsia and preterm birth (Mission et al., 2015). Importantly, maternal obesity also increases the prevalence of childhood obesity in the offspring, which can increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases in later life (Yu et al., 2013). One of the factors that may reduce this risk is adopting a healthy maternal lifestyle before, during and after pregnancy (Dhana et al., 2018a,b). During this period, healthy nutrition, including appropriate vitamin levels, is vital for optimal fertilization and for preventing congenital malformations, miscarriage and fetuses which are small for gestational age (Boxmeer et al., 2008; Obermann‐Borst et al., 2011; Hovdenak and Haram, 2012; Parisi et al., 2017; Hoek et al., 2020). Moreover, vitamin deficiencies are associated with adverse periconception maternal health (de Weerd et al., 2003; Hague, 2003; Steegers-Theunissen and Steegers, 2003; Ebisch et al., 2007; Kloss et al., 2018). In addition, intra-uterine malnutrition, as investigated in the Dutch famine birth cohort during World War II, can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases in later life (Heijmans et al., 2008; Roseboom et al., 2011).

Bariatric surgery, already introduced around the year 1950 to treat obesity, is currently envisioned as the only effective, long-term therapy for obesity. Worldwide, in order to qualify for bariatric surgery, a patient must have a BMI >40 kg/m² or a BMI >35 kg/m² with at least one obesity-related comorbidity, such as hypertension or diabetes mellitus (Fried et al., 2014). Between 2013 and 2018, almost 400 000 registered patients have undergone bariatric surgery in 51 different countries. Notably, the prevalence of these procedures is increasing in women of childbearing age: 73.7% of bariatric patients are female, with 83% of these patients undergoing bariatric surgery during their reproductive period (Maggard et al., 2008; Welbourn et al., 2019).

Over the years, different bariatric surgery procedures have been introduced, resulting in either restrictive and/or malabsorptive anatomical changes (Fig. 1). Chronologically, the following bariatric surgery procedures have been performed: jejuno-ileal bypass, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) (which started in the late seventies), vertical banded gastroplasty, biliopancreatic diversion (BPD), duodenal switch, (adjustable) gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy (Buchwald, 2014). Due to high numbers of post-surgical complications and vitamin deficiencies, jejuno-ileal bypass has been replaced by RYGB.

Figure 1. — **Normal anatomy versus situation after three different bariatric surgical procedures.** (A) Normal anatomy. (B) Sleeve gastrectomy: restrictive procedure in which the main corpus of the stomach is resected, reducing gastric volume. (C) Gastric banding: restrictive procedure in which food intake is reduced by decreasing gastric volume and limiting the amount of food that can pass through the inflatable band restricted stomach. (D) Gastric bypass: combined procedure (both restrictive and malabsorptive) in which only a small stomach pouch remains. The food bypasses the rest of the stomach and the duodenum via the Roux limb and enters directly into the small intestines.

Currently, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy are the most performed types of bariatric surgery. Table I shows an overview of bariatric surgery procedures performed worldwide between 2015 and 2018 (Ramos et al., 2019).

Table I.

Overview of the number of bariatric surgery procedures worldwide (Ramos et al., 2019 ).

	Total number per bariatric surgery procedure	Percentage of total number of bariatric surgery procedures (%)
Sleeve gastrectomy (restrictive procedure)	305 242	58.6
Gastric banding (restrictive procedure)	19 255	3.7
Duodenal switch (malabsorptive procedure)	2642	0.5
Biliopancreatic diversion (malabsorptive procedure)	190	0.0
Gastric bypass (combined procedure)	184 860	35.6
Other or unspecified	8794	1.7
All	520 983

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Bariatric surgery procedures

Restrictive procedures

Sleeve gastrectomy (Fig. 1B) uses vertical staples to permanently reduce the stomach size and is often considered a restrictive procedure, although its metabolic effects have been well established (Benaiges Foix et al., 2015). Restrictive procedures can lead to vitamin deficiencies due to highly limited caloric intake and increased risk of vomiting (Xanthakos, 2009).

Gastric banding (Fig. 1C) (temporarily) reduces the stomach size, thereby restricting gastric volume and limiting the amount of food intake.

Malabsorptive procedures

Malabsorptive procedures such as BPD and the abandoned jejuno-ileal bypass partially bypass the small intestines. After breakdown in the stomach, fat is digested and absorbed in the small intestines. Since the small intestines are also responsible for 95% of the uptake of vitamins and minerals, intestinal uptake after the aforementioned bariatric techniques is severely compromised, especially concerning fat-soluble vitamins (Caspary, 1992).

Combined procedures

More recent procedures such as RYGB (Fig. 1D) are both restrictive, as a small stomach pouch is created, and malabsorptive. These procedures create a bypass to the duodenum and proximal jejunum, in which the majority of the absorption of micronutrients (minerals and vitamins) takes place (Andari Sawaya et al., 2012). Intrinsic factor (IF), produced by the parietal cells (located in the fundus and corpus of the stomach), binds to vitamin B12 in the duodenum and is essential for the uptake of vitamin B12 in the terminal ileum. By bypassing the duodenum, IF-binding is lacking and absorption of vitamin B12 is therefore impaired, leading to vitamin B12 deficiencies and an essential need for supplementation. The reduced gastric volume in combination with bypassed small intestines also results in suboptimal digestion of food and iron uptake. As iron is absorbed in the duodenum and upper jejunum, this can increase the risk of iron deficiency (Abbaspour et al., 2014).

Bariatric surgery and periconception health

The periconception period is defined as the period from 14 weeks before until 10 weeks after conception (Steegers-Theunissen et al., 2013). Although obesity negatively affects periconception maternal health, the therapeutic anti-obesity option of bariatric surgery itself may also have a negative impact on periconception maternal health. The altered intestinal anatomy impairs absorptive capacities resulting in iatrogenic malnutrition. In turn, this results in a different metabolic homeostasis postoperatively (Andari Sawaya et al., 2012).

Gametogenesis and embryonic, fetal and placental development take place during the periconception period, which has consequences for the course of pregnancy and for neonatal and offspring health outcomes. The influence of bariatric surgery during this critical period is essential to improve clinical care and prevention of diseases from early life onwards.

In this review, we focus on periconception outcome measures, as this is a new topic that has not been reviewed systematically before. Systematic reviews regarding the association between bariatric surgery and pregnancy complications have already been published (Maggard et al., 2008; Falcone et al., 2018; Kwong et al., 2018; Akhter et al., 2019; Al-Nimr et al., 2019; Shawe et al., 2019). We will provide an overview of the influence of bariatric surgery on different periconception maternal health parameters within the current systematic review. An additional meta-analysis was performed on the associations between bariatric surgery and fertility, menstrual cycle regularity, miscarriages and congenital malformations.

Methods

Protocol and registration

The protocol for this systematic review was designed and registered a priori at the PROSPERO registry (PROSPERO 2019: CRD42019130788).

Information sources and search terms

Searches were performed in the databases of Medline, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar and the Cochrane databases. The search strategy terms used the following MeSH-terms including but not limited to: bariatric surgery, hormones, fertility, malformations, miscarriages and vitamin status (Supplementary File S1). These were combined using the Boolean operator ‘or’. The authors of the included articles were contacted if additional information was needed. These databases were used for the literature search until 1 November 2020.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Studies that investigated women undergoing bariatric surgery were included. Topics of interest during this period therefore included endocrine changes, fertility, vitamin status, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages and congenital malformations.

All articles discussing endocrine changes after bariatric surgery were included. Fertility was considered as the chance of becoming pregnant spontaneously or the need for and success of assisted reproductive technology (ART). Post-bariatric vitamin status before conception and during the first trimester was included. Irregular menstrual cycles before and after bariatric surgery were included. Studies investigating the association between bariatric surgery and a difference in the prevalence of only first-trimester miscarriage were included. As most congenital malformations develop within the first 10 weeks of fetal development (Polifka and Friedman, 2002), the association between bariatric surgery and the prevalence of congenital malformations was also studied. All types of bariatric surgery were included. Only human studies, written in English and articles that could be accessed in full text were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Moreover, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, expert opinions, conference meeting papers and abstracts were excluded. As polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may influence the associations between bariatric surgery and the outcome parameters, we excluded articles that only included PCOS patients.

Study selection, full-text review and data extraction

All articles were independently assessed on subject, analysis and data extraction based on title, abstract and full text of the articles by K.M.S. and S.S. Full-text articles that were assessed were summarized in a template regarding country of research, year of publication, study design, study population, sample size, geographical background of study patients, type of bariatric surgery, topics of interest (i.e. endocrine changes, fertility, vitamin status, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages and congenital malformations), outcome data, exclusion criteria, statistical analysis, confounders, results, conclusion and ErasmusAGE score (National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, 2008).

Differences in the inclusion or exclusion of articles were resolved by discussion between K.M.S. and S.S. The PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analysis protocols were followed (Shamseer et al., 2015).

Quality score and risk of bias

The ErasmusAGE quality score (specifically designed for systematic reviews) was used to score the quality of the articles that were selected based on the full text (National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools, 2008) (Supplementary File S2). These articles were scored on five items and each item was scored between 0 and 2 points resulting in a total score of minimum 0 and maximum 10 points (a score of 10 representing the highest quality). These items include study design (cross-sectional study = 0, longitudinal study = 1, intervention study = 2), study size (<50 patients = 0, 50–100 patients = 1, >100 patients = 2), quality of exposure measurement (no appropriate exposure (type of bariatric surgery not specified) = 0, moderate quality exposure (type of bariatric surgery described, but not in detail) = 1, adequate exposure (procedures of bariatric surgery described in detail) = 2), method of outcome measurement (no appropriate outcome i.e. outcomes not specified) = 0, moderate quality outcome (outcomes described, but not in detail) = 1, adequate outcome (outcome described in detail, with reference) = 2 and adjustments for confounders (no adjustment = 0, adjustment for key confounders (BMI, age) = 1, adjustment for additional covariates or extra confounders = 2). The studies were divided into low (ErasmusAGE quality score ≤5) and high (ErasmusAGE quality score ≥6) quality score articles.

Meta-analysis

To estimate the effect sizes of bariatric surgery on periconception maternal health, a meta-analysis was performed on the following: fertility, menstrual cycle, miscarriages and congenital malformations. Adverse outcomes were defined as infertility, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages and congenital malformations.

In case-control studies, the numbers of patients with and without an adverse outcome were collected as post-bariatric patients and controls without bariatric surgery.

In before-after studies, the numbers of pre-bariatric patients with and without an adverse outcome were collected from the articles. From the pre-bariatric group with an adverse outcome, the numbers of patients with and without an adverse outcome after surgery were collected.

Next, all of the above collected patient numbers from both study types were pooled using a random-effects model and used to calculate the risk difference (RD) associated with the effect of surgery and the standard error of the RD.

The estimate of the between-study variance was based on maximum-likelihood estimates. For the proportion of adverse outcomes, we used the estimation method of Stijnen et al. (201 (Stijnen et al., 2010) since it corrects for the correlation between the estimations and standard errors. We report the pooled effect, together with a 95% confidence interval and the estimated study heterogeneity (I²). The analyses were performed using R version 4.03 and the meta-package (version 4.15-1).

Concerning other periconception parameters considered in the current systematic review, not enough information was available to perform a meta-analysis or there was no proper control group.

Results

Study selection

Figure 2 shows the ErasmusAGE score per periconception parameter. The median quality score of all included studies is 5 (range 2–8). The flowchart summarizes the process of literature search and selection of studies (Fig. 3).

Figure 3. — **Flowchart of included and excluded studies**.

The initial search identified 5474 articles of which 3091 remained after removing duplicates. After this, 3009 articles were excluded based on the previously discussed selection criteria. The full text of 82 articles was read and 31 articles were excluded, resulting in 51 articles to be analysed.

The range of sample sizes varied widely, ranging from 7 to 2 194 348 study cases. There were 6 articles that addressed malabsorptive procedures, 11 focused on restrictive surgery and 37 investigated a combination of surgeries or did not specify the type of surgery. Three articles separately described outcomes for different types of surgery within one article and will therefore be discussed per type of surgery.

In order to weigh the data from the included articles and correctly interpret the available clinical evidence, we decided to divide the articles into high- and low-quality score articles, as assessed by the ErasmusAGE score (≥6 is regarded as high, ≤5 as low). High-quality score articles are discussed in more detail in the result sections. Table II describes the main characteristics of all included studies, ordered based on the ErasmusAGE score, while Tables III, IV and V each give an overview of the associations between malabsorptive, restrictive and combined surgery and the investigated periconception parameters, respectively. Finally, Supplementary Table SI shows a summary of the quantitative results of all included studies (n = 51), per individual study.

Table II.

Main characteristics of the included studies concerning different types of bariatric surgery and periconception outcomes of maternal health.

First author (year)	Study type	Sample size	Cases	Controls	What surgery^*	Type of surgery	Outcome(s)	ErasmusAGE quality score
Auger N (2019)	Case-control	2 194 348	Preconceptional bariatric surgery	Non-obese women with no surgery	Restrictive, malabsorptive, unspecified	Combined	Congenital malformations	8
Grzegorczyk-Martin V (2020)	Case-control	332	Group 1: Bariatric surgery before IVF	Group 1: No bariatric surgery before IVF, BMI-matched to Group 1. Group 2: No bariatric surgery before IVF, obese.	SG, gastric banding, gastric bypass	Combined	Miscarriages, fertility, hormonal levels	8
Josefsson A (2013)	Case-control study	244 612	Firstborns after maternal bariatric surgery	Firstborns without maternal bariatric surgery	Gastroplasty, gastric banding, gastric bypass	Restrictive, combined	Congenital malformations	8
Menke MN (2019)	Before-after study	650	Post-bariatric women with and without a history of infertility	The same women before surgery	RYGB, AGB, SG, BPD	Combined	Fertility	8
Parent B (2017)	Case-control study	10 296	All mothers with a history of a bariatric operation at any time before conception	Population-based random sample of Washington State mothers and their infants	Banded gastroplasty, adjustable gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass	Combined	Congenital malformations	8
Goldman RH (2016)	Case-control study	219	Women after bariatric surgery	Obese women without bariatric surgery	RYGB, AGB	Combined, restrictive	Fertility, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages	7
Neovius M (2019)	Case-control study	33 494	Infants born to women after bariatric surgery	Infants born to women without bariatric surgery	RYGB	Combined	Congenital malformations	7
Sheiner E (2004)	Case-control study	298	Pregnancies after bariatric surgery	Pregnancies without previous bariatric surgery	Not specified	Not specified	Fertility, congenital malformations	7
Christofolini J (2014)	Case-control study	180	Women after bariatric surgery	Group 1: Obese patients without bariatric surgery. Group 2: Women 18<BMI < 29.9 with infertility due to male factor	Restrictive and/or malabsorptive	Combined	Fertility	6
De Carolis S (2018)	Before-after study	65	Women who were both pregnant before and after bariatric surgery, aged ≥18 years	The same women before bariatric surgery	RYGB, BPD, AGB, SG	Combined, malabsorptive, restrictive	Miscarriage rate, congenital malformations	6
Devlieger R (2014)	Comparative study (restrictive vs malabsorptive/combined surgery)	49	Women aged >18 years after restrictive surgery	Women aged >18 years after malabsorptive/combined surgery	Restrictive, malabsorptive, combined (not further specified)	Restrictive, malabsorptive, combined	Vitamin status	6
Lapolla A (2010)	Case-control study and before-after study	69	Women after bariatric surgery	Group 1: The same women before bariatric surgery Group 2: Women BMI > 40 without bariatric surgery	LAGB	Restrictive	Miscarriages	6
Machado SN (2016)	Case-control study	120	Women after bariatric surgery	Women without bariatric surgery	RYGB	Combined	Vitamin status	6
Mead NC (2014)	Before-after study	149	Women after bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	BPD, RYGB, SG	Malabsorptive, combined, restrictive	Vitamin status	6
Medeiros M (2016)	− (no control group, no before-after study)	46	Adult pregnant women after bariatric surgery	–	RYGB	Combined	Vitamin status	6
Nilsson-Condori E (2018)	Before-after study	48	Women aged 18–35 years, undergoing RYGB	The same women before bariatric surgery	RYGB	Combined	Endocrine changes	6
Sheiner E (2006)	Case-control study	159 210	Women after bariatric surgery	Women without bariatric surgery	Gastric banding, vertical gastroplasty, RYGB	Restrictive, combined	Fertility, miscarriages, congenital malformations	6
Bebber FE (2011)	− (no control group, no before-after study)	39	Women after bariatric surgery	–	RYGB	Combined	Vitamin status	5
Deitel M (1988)	Before-after study	109	Morbidly obese women with >50% excess weight loss after bariatric surgery	Same women before bariatric surgery	Jejuno-ileal bypass, gastroplasty	Malabsorptive	Irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages	5
Di Carlo C (1999)	Case-control study	8	Women after bariatric surgery	Healthy normal-weight women	BPD	Malabsorptive	Endocrine changes	5
Edison E (2016)	Case-control study	144,99	Women after bariatric surgery, aged 18–45 years	Women without bariatric surgery, BMI > 40	RYGB, gastric banding, SG, balloon, other, unspecified, BPD, duodenal switch	Combined, restrictive, malabsorptive	Irregular menstrual cycles	5
Gadgil MD (2014)	Before-after study	794	Women after bariatric surgery	Women before bariatric surgery	Gastric bypass, gastric banding, restrictive other, BPD, unknown	Restrictive, malabsorptive, combined	Vitamin status	5
Gerrits EG (2003)	Before-after study	40	Women aged 16–44 years after bariatric surgery	Same women before bariatric surgery	BPD	Malabsorptive	Endocrine changes, irregular menstrual cycles	5
Günakan E (2020)	Comparative study (early vs late post-bariatric pregnancy)	23	Pregnant <1 year after SG	Pregnant >1year after SG	SG	Restrictive	Vitamin status	5
Hazart J (2017)	− (no control group, no before-after study)	57	Women after bariatric surgery	–	SG, gastric bypass, gastric banding	Restrictive, combined	Vitamin status	5
Musella M (2011)	Before-after study	27	Women after bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	Intragastric balloon	Restrictive	Fertility	5
Nørgaard LN (2014)	Case-control study	57 755	Women after bariatric surgery	General Danish population without bariatric surgery	Gastric bypass	Combined	Fertility	5
Musella M (2011)	Case-control study	280	Morbidly obese women after bariatric surgery	Women without bariatric surgery	RYGB	Combined	Miscarriages, congenital malformations	5
Pilone V (2014)	Before-after study	53	Women before SG	Women 6 months after SG	SG	Restrictive	Hormonal levels, irregular cycles	5
Alatishe A (2013)	Before-after study	21	Women aged 18–45 years after bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	RYGB, gastric banding, SG, other (not specified)	Combined, restrictive	Miscarriages	4
Basbug A (2019)	Comparative study (early vs late pregnancy after bariatric surgery)	23	Women after LSG	Group 1: Pregnant <18 months after SG, Group 2: pregnant >18 months after SG	SG	Restrictive	Congenital malformations	4
Chagas C (2016)	− (no control group, no before-after study)	30	Women after bariatric surgery	–	RYGB	Combined	Vitamin status	4
Cruz S (2019)	Comparative study (early vs intermediate vs late pregnancy after bariatric surgery)	42	Pregnant <1 year after RYGB	Group 1: Pregnant >12 and <24 months after RYGB, Group 2: Pregnant >24 months after RYGB	RYGB	Malabsorptive	Miscarriages	4
Dao T (2006)	Comparative study (early vs late pregnancy after bariatric surgery)	34	Pregnancies <1 year after bariatric surgery	Pregnancies >1 year after bariatric surgery	RYBG	Combined	Fertility, vitamin status	4
Hey H (1981)	Before-after study	38	Women aged 21–39 years after bariatric surgery	Same women before bariatric surgery	Jejuno-ileostomy	Malabsorptive	Irregular menstrual cycles	4
Jans G (2014)	Comparative study (restrictive vs malabsorptive/combined surgery)	49	Women after restrictive surgery	Women after malabsorptive/combined surgery	Restrictive, malabsorptive, combined (not further specified)	Combined	Vitamin status	4
Kjær MM (2017)	Before-after study	23	Women after bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	RYGB	Combined	Endocrine changes, irregular menstrual cycles	4
Kruchinin EV (2018)	Before-after study	45	Women before bariatric surgery	Women after bariatric surgery	BPD, SG, AGB	Combined	Irregular cycles, hormonal levels	4
Merhi ZO (2008)	Before-after study	16	Morbidly obese women after bariatric surgery	Women before bariatric surgery	RYGB	Combined	Endocrine changes	4
Dell'Agnolo CM (2015)	Before-after study	32	Women after bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	Not specified	Not specified	Miscarriages	4
Milone M (2017)	Before-after study	40	Women after bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	SG	Restrictive	Endocrine changes, fertility	4
Neto RML (2012)	Before-after study	9	Women after bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	RYGB	Combined	Fertility	4
Rochester D (2009)	Case-control study and before-after study	23	Women after bariatric surgery	Group 1: The same pre-operative women. Group 2: Normal weight eumenorrheic women aged 26–39 years	Gastric banding, gastric bypass	Restrictive, combined	Endocrine changes	4
Sahab Al kabbi M (2018)	Before-after study	60	Women in reproductive age groups between 18 and 40 years old, with a BMI >36 kg/m² without medical diseases or hormonal abnormality, after bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	Gastric sleeve or gastric bypass	Combined	Endocrine changes, irregular menstrual cycles	4
Tsur A (2014)	Before-after study	7	Women after bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	SG, gastric banding	Restrictive	Fertility	4
Karadağ C (2020)	Comparative study (early and late pregnancy after surgery) and case-control study	144	Pregnant <1 year after SG	Group 1: Pregnant >1year after SG Group 2: Non-bariatric, BMI >30	SG	Restrictive	Congenital malformations	3
Khazraei H (2017)	Before-after study	15	Women after bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	SG	Restrictive	Fertility, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages	3
Sapre N (2009)	− (no control group, no before-after study)	17	Women after bariatric surgery	–	RYGB	Combined	Fertility, vitamin status, miscarriages	3
Vincentelli C (2018)	Before-after study	39	Women of reproductive age (18–45 years) that underwent bariatric surgery	The same women before bariatric surgery	RYGB, SG	Combined	Endocrine changes	3
Nayak R (2020)	Comparative study (women with and without PCOS after surgery)	28	Women with PCOS after bariatric surgery	Women without PCOS after bariatric surgery	SG	Not described	Fertility, hormonal levels	2
Vieira APPS (2020)	Before-after study	49	Women before bariatric surgery	Women after bariatric surgery	SG, RYGB	Combined	Fertility	2

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AGB, adjustable gastric banding; BPD, biliopancreatic diversion; LAGB, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; RYGB, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; SG, sleeve gastrectomy.

Table III.

Description and summary of data from studies that investigated associations between malabsorptive surgery and periconception outcomes of maternal health.

Author	Type of bariatric surgery	Studied periconception outcome	Irregular menstrual cycles	Vitamin status	Endocrine changes	Miscarriages	Congenital malformations	ErasmusAGE quality score
De Carolis S (2018)	BPD*	Miscarriages, congenital malformations				=	=	6
Mead NC (2014)	BPD	Vitamin status		↓ (fewer folate deficiencies) ↑ (more vitamin B12 deficiencies)				6
Deitel M (1988)	Jejuno-ileal bypass, gastroplasty	Irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages	↓			↑		5
Di Carlo C (1999)	BPD	Endocrine changes			↓ (LH, Oestradiol) ↑ (FSH, testosterone, DHEA-S) = (androstenedione)			5
Gerrits EG (2003)	BPD	Endocrine changes, irregular menstrual cycles	=		↑ (SHBG) ↓ (Free testosterone, DHEA-S)			5
Hey H (1981)	Jejuno-ileostomy	Irregular menstrual cycles	↑					4

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*BPD, biliopancreatic diversion.

↓ indicates a decrease in the occurrence of the periconception parameter of interest, ↑ indicates an increase in the occurrence of the periconception parameter of interest and = indicates no change.

Table IV.

Description and summary of data from studies that investigated associations between restrictive surgery and periconception outcomes of maternal health.

Author	Type of bariatric surgery	Studied periconception outcome	Fertility	Irregular menstrual cycles	Vitamin status	Endocrine changes	Miscarriages	Congenital malformations	ErasmusAGE quality score
Goldman RH (2016)	AGB^*	Fertility, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages	↑	↓			=		7
Lapolla A (2010)	AGB	Miscarriage					↑		6
Mead NC (2014)	SG^*	Vitamin status			↓ (fewer folate deficiencies) = (Vitamin B12)				6
Günakan E (2020)	SG	Vitamin status			= (Vitamin D)				5
Musella M (2011)	Intragastric balloon	Fertility	↑						5
Pilone V (2014)	SG	Hormonal levels, irregular menstrual cycles		↓		↑ (AMH)			5
Basbug A (2019)	SG	Congenital malformations						=	4
Milone M (2017)	SG	Endocrine changes, fertility	↑			= (FSH, AMH)			4
Tsur A (2014)	SG, gastric banding	Fertility	↑/=			= (Oestradiol)			4
Karadağ C (2020)	SG	Congenital malformations						=	3
Khazraei H (2017)	SG	Fertility, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages	↑	↓			=		3

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AGB, adjustable gastric banding; SG, sleeve gastrectomy.

Table V.

Description and summary of data from studies that investigated the effect of combined or unspecified types of surgery on periconception outcomes and maternal health.

Author	Type of bariatric surgery	Studied periconception outcome	Fertility	Irregular menstrual cycles	Vitamin status	Endocrine changes	Miscarriages	Congenital malformations	ErasmusAGE quality score
Auger N (2019)	Restrictive, malabsorptive, unspecified	Congenital malformations						=	8
Grzegorczyk-Martin V (2020)	SG^*, gastric banding, gastric bypass	Miscarriages, fertility, hormonal levels	=			= (AMH)	=		8
Josefsson A (2013)	Gastroplasty, gastric banding, gastric bypass	Congenital malformations						=	8
Menke MN (2019)	RYGB^, AGB^, SG, BPD^*	Fertility	↑						8
Parent B (2017)	Banded gastroplasty, AGB, SG, RYGB	Congenital malformations						=	8
Goldman RH (2016)	RYGB	Fertility, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages	=/↑	↓			↑		7
Neovius M (2019)	RYGB	Congenital malformations						↓	7
Sheiner E (2004)	Not specified	Fertility, congenital malformations	↓					=	7
Christofolini J (2014)	Restrictive and/or malabsorptive (not further specified)	Fertility	↓/=						6
Devlieger R (2014)	Restrictive, malabsorptive, combined (not further specified)	Vitamin status			= (Vitamin B1, B12, folate, D, E)				6
Machado SN (2016)	RYGB	Vitamin status			↑ (more retinol and beta-carotene deficiencies)				6
Medeiros M (2016)	RYGB	Vitamin status			↑ (more vitamin D deficiencies)				6
Mead NC (2014)	BPD, RYGB, SG	Vitamin status			↓ (fewer folate deficiencies) ↑ (more vitamin B12 deficiencies)				6
Nilsson-Condori E (2018)	RYGB	Endocrine changes				↓ (AMH, testosterone, free androgen index, androstenedione, DHEA-S) ↑ (SHBG, estradiol) = (LH, FSH)			6
Sheiner E (2006)	Gastric banding, vertical gastroplasty, RYGB	Fertility, miscarriages, congenital malformations	↓				=	=	6
Bebber FE (2011)	RYGB	Vitamin status			↑ (more vitamin B12 and folate deficiencies)				5
Edison E (2016)	RYGB, gastric banding, SG, balloon, other, unspecified, BPD, duodenal switch	Irregular menstrual cycles		↓					5
Gadgil MD (2014)	Gastric bypass, gastric banding, restrictive other, BPD, unknown	Vitamin status			↑ (more vitamin B1, B12, folate, D deficiencies)				5
Hazart J (2017)	SG, gastric bypass, gastric banding	Vitamin status			↑ (more vitamin A, B1, B6, B9, B12, C, D deficiencies)				5
Nørgaard LN (2014)	Gastric bypass	Fertility	=						5
Patel JA (2008)	RYGB	Miscarriages, congenital malformations					=	=	5
Alatishe A (2013)	RYGB, gastric banding, SG, other (not specified)	Miscarriages					↓		4
Chagas C (2016)	RYGB	Vitamin status			↑ (more retinol, beta carotene deficiencies)				4
Cruz S (2019)	RYGB	Miscarriages					=		4
Dao T (2006)	RYBG	Fertility, vitamin status	↑		= (Vitamin B1 and B12)				4
Jans G (2014)	Restrictive, malabsorptive, combined (not further specified)	Vitamin status			↑ (more vitamin K deficiencies)				4
Kjær MM (2017)	RYGB	Endocrine changes, irregular menstrual cycles				↑ (SHBG) ↓ (Total and free testosterone) = (FSH, LH, oestrone, oestrone sulphate)			4
Kruchinin EV (2018)	BPD, AGB, SG	Irregular cycles, hormonal levels		↓		↓ (Estradiol, testosterone) ↑ (Progesterone)			4
Merhi ZO (2008)	RYGB	Endocrine changes				↓ (AMH, group <35 years) ↑ (AMH. group >35 years)			4
Dell'Agnolo CM (2015)	Not specified	Miscarriages					=		4
Neto RML (2012)	RYGB	Fertility	↑						4
Rochester D (2009)	Gastric banding, gastric bypass	Endocrine changes, irregular cycles		=		↑ (whole cycle LH) ↑ (peak LH) = (FSH) =(gonadotropin) ↑ (luteal Pdg)			4
Sahab Al kabbi M (2018)	SG, gastric bypass	Endocrine changes, irregular menstrual cycles		↓		↓ (AMH)			4
Sapre N (2009)	RYGB	Fertility, vitamin status, miscarriages	↑		↑ (more vitamin B12, folate deficiencies)		↓		3
Vincentelli C (2018)	RYGB, SG	Endocrine changes				↓ (AMH)			3
Nayak R (2020)	SG	Fertility, hormonal levels				= (AMH)			2
Vieira APPS (2020)	SG, RYGB	Fertility	↑						2

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SG, sleeve gastrectomy; RYGB, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; AGB, adjustable gastric banding; BPD, biliopancreatic diversion.

Malabsorptive procedures

BPD, jejuno-ileal bypass and jejuno-ileostomy are malabsorptive procedures of bariatric surgery.

Endocrine changes

High-quality studies

Figure 4. — **Forest plots of the effect of bariatric surgery.** (A) Irregular menstrual cycles; (B) infertility; (C) miscarriages; (D) congenital malformations.

Discussion

This systematic review and meta-analysis summarize the associations between different types of bariatric surgery and maternal periconception outcomes, including endocrine changes, fertility, vitamin status, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages and congenital malformations.

Before-after studies showed that hormonal serum levels normalized and menstrual cycles became more regular with an associated decrease in infertility (more natural conceptions and better results regarding ART). The studies also showed no short-term risks for reproductive periconception outcomes such as the increased risk of miscarriages or congenital malformations. On the other hand, vitamin deficiencies occurred regularly after bariatric surgery. The meta-analysis showed that fertility and menstrual cycle regularity improved whereas there was no association between bariatric surgery and congenital malformations and miscarriage rate, respectively.

For substantiated clinical implementation and applicability, we will elaborate on the results of the included studies based on a scientific quality score.

Endocrine changes

AMH was not higher in obese premenopausal women than in non-obese women, and another study found no relationship between AMH levels, obesity and fertility (Freeman et al., 2007; Sahmay et al., 2012). Importantly, the reported AMH decrease was not associated with subfertility in post-bariatric women. The post-bariatric decrease in AMH could be linked with malnutrition, however, no relationship between AMH and nutritional deficiencies was found (Vincentelli et al., 2018). The AMH decrease could reflect a decreased ovarian reserve, although it is unknown how bariatric surgery should affect the ovarian follicle pool. FSH and LH did not change significantly after bariatric surgery and the long-term effects of bariatric surgery on a fertility outcome such as the age of menopause have not been studied yet. The reported increase in SHBG, which tightly binds to androgens and oestrogens and inhibits their function (Gerrits et al., 2003; Kjær et al., 2017) leads to lower free, active testosterone levels, most likely contributing to the restoration of the menstrual cycle.

Fertility

Bariatric surgery has an overall positive effect on fertility, although an increased need for fertility treatments after bariatric surgery has been reported (Sheiner et al., 2004, 2006). However, the reason for fertility treatment was not specified in these articles and a comparison with women of the same BMI category as before bariatric surgery was not made. Most patients who could not conceive spontaneously before bariatric surgery had no difficulties after this surgery. The positive effect of bariatric surgery on sexual functioning could also play a role (Sarwer et al., 2014).

As fewer units of gonadotropins were needed after surgery, this indicates that less medication resulted in lower costs and fewer possible side effects with the same fertility outcomes (Tsur et al., 2014; Milone et al., 2017).

Obesity is associated with disorders such as diabetes mellitus, which can affect fertility and endocrine homeostasis. However, these associated disorders often resolve or diminish when body weight decreases (Skubleny et al., 2016; Ramos et al., 2019). It is unknown whether obesity and associated disorders aggravate each other or operate independently. Therefore, we recommend evaluating the individual effect of bariatric surgery on these outcomes and fertility.

A weight-loss trial in obese women with infertility showed that the study group that had undergone a 6-month lifestyle-intervention programme had more ongoing pregnancies from natural conception and a decreased need for ART, although the live birth rate was similar in both groups (Mutsaerts et al., 2016). Another randomized controlled trial investigated the effect of weight reduction on IVF outcomes, comparing a very low-calorie diet group with a control group without this diet (Einarsson et al., 2017). They found that the live birth rate was not significantly different between the two groups, nor in a subgroup analyses of women who lost at least 5 BMI units or reached a pre-pregnancy BMI <25 kg/m². The positive effect of weight loss on fertility may not necessarily be a given, but major weight loss after surgery and before achieving pregnancy does seem to be beneficial. Natural conception after the restoration of menstrual cycle regularity improves pregnancy outcomes and health later in the life course of both mother and offspring (Gao et al., 2017).

Unplanned pregnancies occur more often in post-bariatric patients of reproductive age as they may not feel like contraception use is necessary due to previous infertility. Additionally, vomiting and diarrhoea often occur after bariatric surgery, which influences the bioavailability of oral contraceptives, and thereby also contribute to more unplanned pregnancies (Gerrits et al., 2003; Paulen et al., 2010). We therefore advise non-oral contraceptives such as intra-uterine devices to effectively postpone pregnancy until (relative) homeostasis is achieved.

Irregular menstrual cycles

Obesity is associated with irregular cycles which can be resolved by weight loss due to the restoration of hormonal axes.

Most studies that evaluated the effect of bariatric surgery concluded that fertility recovers due to restoring the normal, regular menstrual cycles. Malabsorption is associated with bariatric surgery and can lead to malnutrition and severe weight loss in a short period of time, which can result in hypothalamic dysfunction and amenorrhea (Di Carlo et al., 1999). As restrictive surgery often leads to less weight loss than malabsorptive surgery, the effect of restrictive surgery on irregular menstrual cycles is diminished (Miras and Le Roux, 2013). For this reason, we would recommend interventions with sufficient weight loss. We have found that in general, temporary restrictive surgery such as adjustable gastric banding, does not lead to sufficient long-term weight loss.

Since PCOS is another independent cause of irregular menstrual cycles, we excluded articles that focused on PCOS patients, but we cannot exclude that a portion of the included patients suffered from PCOS.

We conclude that weight loss that is induced by bariatric surgery is associated with the restoration of a regular menstrual cycle (Teitelman et al., 2006). Obesity causes a state of chronic oxidative stress and is associated with metabolic and endocrine process imbalances (Furukawa et al., 2004; Fernández-Sánchez et al., 2011). Bariatric surgery and its associated weight loss can result in a new, partially restored homeostatic equilibrium.

Vitamin status

The anatomical sites of nutrient uptake in the gastro-intestinal tract after combined surgery are illustrated in Fig. 5. RYGB, the second most performed bariatric procedure, is a combined procedure that can lead to a deficiency in fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K) due to the bypassing of the proximal intestine, which is the anatomical region where most of these vitamins are absorbed (Fig. 5). In addition, obesity in general is associated with chronic inflammation and oxidative stress, which often leads to increased consumption of vitamin A (Stephensen, 2001). The average BMI 1 year after bariatric surgery is still 33 kg/m² despite an average BMI drop of 15 points (Varban et al., 2017). This could contribute to the vitamin A deficiencies reported in this specific group of patients. However, the included articles have not taken this into account.

Figure 5. — **Anatomical changes and consequences for intestinal uptake of nutrients after gastric bypass surgery**.

Vitamin K is essential for the adequate functioning of haemostasis, indicating that vitamin K deficiencies are associated with an increased risk of impaired coagulation (Bersani et al., 2011). Fetuses are dependent on maternal vitamin K serum levels and congenital vitamin K deficiencies can lead to neonatal bleeding (Pichler and Pichler, 2008; Takahashi et al., 2011).

Folate serum levels were usually lower, except for a group studied by Mead et al. (2014), who reported significantly fewer folate deficiencies after use of oral supplementation, in patients after RYGB, gastric sleeve and BPD. This shows that adequate oral folate supplementation is effective in reducing folate deficiencies after bariatric surgery.

The small intestines are responsible for vitamin C uptake and as such vitamin C deficiency is expected after malabsorptive surgery (Parrott et al., 2017). Moreover, malabsorptive procedures may physically impair the uptake of vitamin B12. Gastric restriction, which takes place after sleeve gastrectomy and RYGB, impairs digestion, acid secretion (which takes place in the proximal two-thirds of the stomach) and IF production, which are necessary for the absorption of vitamin B12. To understand the impact of RYGB, it is important to take the percentage of the bypassed small intestine into account as this influences the degree and kind of malabsorption (Schweiger and Keidar, 2010). However, the length of the surgically resected small intestine was not mentioned in all included articles discussing vitamin deficiencies.

Purely restrictive procedures such as sleeve gastrectomy and vertical banding gastroplasty can lead to vitamin deficiencies due to highly limited intake and increased vomiting (Xanthakos, 2009).

The included articles used different supplement treatments, which complicates the assessment of the impact of bariatric surgery on vitamin status. Therefore, it is a challenge to discriminate between the effects of bariatric surgery, vitamin supplementation and patient characteristics.

The take-home message is the need for worldwide, substantiated guidelines for post-bariatric patients regarding vitamin supplementation, before and during pregnancy. We recommend guidelines that enable a personalized approach, taking the length of the bypassed small intestines into account. Most included articles recommended the use of vitamin supplements after bariatric surgery. However, possible side or negative effects of over-supplementation due to iatrogenic supra-physiological vitamin serum levels need further investigation.

Another important concern is that follow-up and vitamin supplement adherence in post-bariatric patients are moderate, mostly due to patient-related factors and a lack of guidelines, which can lead to substandard care for these patients.

Overall, independent of the type of bariatric surgery, post-surgical patients are vulnerable to develop both fat- and water-soluble vitamin deficiencies.

We propose professional guidance by a multidisciplinary team with a gynaecologist or midwife, specialized dietitian, bariatric surgeon and internal medicine specialist. It is imperative that post-bariatric women should be closely monitored before and during pregnancy to prevent gestational vitamin deficiencies which affect maternal health and fetal development. We therefore advise support for these women in particular during the periconception period, use of evidence-based monitoring and effective digital coaching programmes.

Miscarriages

A recent meta-analysis showed that having a BMI ≥25kg/m² is associated with increased risk of miscarriage (OR 1.67, CI 1.25–2.25) (Metwally et al., 2008). However, our systematic review and meta-analysis showed no association between bariatric surgery and miscarriages (RD 0.00, 95% CI −0.09, −0.10). Consequently, despite extensive weight loss after bariatric surgery, most patients still stabilize at a BMI >30 kg/m² and as such bariatric surgery alone will not completely decrease the BMI-associated risk of miscarriages (Varban et al., 2017). Moreover, other causes of miscarriages such as chromosome anomalies are not changed by bariatric surgery (Kroon et al., 2011). The post-bariatric increase in vitamin deficiencies could counteract the expected positive effect of weight loss on miscarriages.

Congenital malformations

The included articles and meta-analyses did not show an increased risk for congenital malformations in offspring of women with bariatric surgery compared to women without preconception bariatric surgery (RD 0.01, 95% CI −0.02, −0.03).

Obesity itself is associated with an increased risk of congenital malformations, which progressively increases per higher BMI category (Persson et al., 2017). We hypothesize that a delicate balance exists between obesity and the side effects of bariatric surgery. Embryonic development may be disturbed as obesity can cause chronic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction. Moreover, nutritional deficiencies and lipid mobilization shortly after bariatric surgery may impair embryonic development (Jarvie et al., 2010).

The possible risk reduction due to decreased obesity could be counteracted by post-bariatric undernutrition and vitamin deficiencies. Some malformations in the included articles were caused by rare recessive mutations and therefore cannot be attributed to maternal BMI. Congenital malformations were generally not a primary outcome in most of the included articles and they are rare (3.5%). This could indicate that a lack of power was the reason why no effect was found. As most malformations are diagnosed during the first year of life, it is possible that subtle malformations that are diagnosed later in life were not included in the articles. Also, some articles reported congenital malformation as defined by the EUROCAT classification, which does not include minor defects.

Strengths and limitations

One of the strengths of the current systematic review is that it specifically investigates the effect of bariatric surgery on periconception maternal health. This is vital for successful implantation, placentation and embryonic development with long-lasting effects during the life course of the offspring. Different types of bariatric surgery have varying physiological mechanisms. Subsequently, more specific preconception advice and the prospects concerning potential effects can be given according to the type of surgery.

It is important to adequately discuss the advantages, disadvantages and risks of current bariatric procedures with obese women contemplating pregnancy, especially with the continuing increase in the number of post-bariatric patients. For example, malabsorptive procedures such as BPD make patients more prone to develop vitamin deficiencies, whereas purely restrictive bariatric procedures have a less prominent risk. Most systematic reviews in reproductive medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology investigate the influence of bariatric surgery in general on pregnancy outcome. The current systematic review shows that it is essential to report the outcomes per type of bariatric surgery, which will be of great value for the current practice of preconception care and counselling.

Furthermore, the preconception care consultations (including lifestyle counselling) need to be more individualized and patient-tailored. The results in this review show that the now abandoned, strictly malabsorptive procedures are not beneficial for women of reproductive age, as they featured a high number of post-surgical complications and vitamin deficiencies (Buchwald, 2014). Therefore, we do not recommend this type of surgery for these patients. Another strength of this review is that it did not exclude articles based on the year of publication, which decreases selection bias. This review also includes a meta-analysis on the association between bariatric surgery and fertility, irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriages and congenital malformations. As mentioned, the heterogeneity of the included studies was considerable, which we accounted for by using a random-effects model.

This review also has some limitations. The possibility of a reporting bias can never be ruled out, although articles without significant results were also included in this study. Some of the included articles reported on small study groups, which increased the risk for type II errors, meaning that the risk of false-negative findings was increased. By taking the ErasmusAGE quality score into consideration, we accounted for this when interpreting the results of the included studies. However, despite the above-mentioned extensive literature search, the overall amount of evidence and quality of the studies were moderate. We have tried to partially compensate for this by focusing on discussing and reporting on the results of high-quality score studies.

Implications for future research

Many studies did not investigate the different categories of bariatric surgery separately. Due to considerably differing mechanisms and anatomical and physiological consequences, we advise that future research should be divided per type of bariatric surgery. This makes the results applicable for the subgroups, while simultaneously maintaining the level of heterogeneity that is needed to extrapolate the findings.

When discussing case-control studies, the controls were not always comparable regarding BMI, which can influence the interpretation of the effect of bariatric surgery. We suggest the addition of BMI-matched controls and the use of before-after studies combined with a control group with a BMI similar to pre-bariatric patients. Depending on the primary objective of future studies, possible confounders that may influence the results must be taken into account. For example, a woman with a BMI between 35 and 40 kg/m² only classifies for bariatric surgery if she also suffers from an obesity-related comorbidity such as diabetes, which can also influence the effect on the studied outcome (Fried et al., 2014).

As the long-term consequences of bariatric surgery on fertility are still unknown, we propose longer follow-up in women of reproductive age before and after surgery. We also recommend follow-up of their offspring along the entire life course.

Conclusion

The current systematic review reports that different types of bariatric surgery are associated with beneficial changes in maternal periconception outcomes, in terms of improvement of fertility and restoration of menstrual cycle irregularity. Although congenital malformations do not occur more often after bariatric surgery, the risk of long-term diverse vitamin deficiencies is increased.

This overview underlines the importance of adequate preconception care and counselling for women before and after bariatric surgery if they are contemplating pregnancy. The iatrogenic malnutrition with severe vitamin deficiencies is a compelling reason to advise postponement of pregnancy until a return to or maintenance of physiological vitamin concentrations, indicating specialized follow-up outpatient clinics.

We advise adequate, preferably patient-tailored, supplementation until appropriate vitamin serum levels are reached and weight has stabilized, before a patient tries to become pregnant. Bariatric surgery has proven to be effective in the achievement of weight reduction, but the risks of iatrogenic malnutrition can also influence fetal growth and development and offspring health, even though the effects may not be directly visible and are largely unknown (Hovdenak and Haram, 2012). Therefore, we advise extensive follow-up of both mother and her unborn offspring, from the preconception period onward, including regular assessment of maternal vitamin status, fetal growth and follow-up of the offspring.

Supplementary data

Supplementary data are available at Human Reproduction Update online.

Data availability

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Wichor M. Bramer, biomedical information specialist, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, for his assistance with the search strategy.

Authors’ roles

R.P.M.S.-T. initiated the review. K.M.S. and S.S. selected the articles and wrote the first version together with R.P.M.S.-T. K.M.S. extracted the data from the articles for the meta-analysis and S.P.W. performed the meta-analysis. R.P.M.S.-T., E.J.H., S.G. and J.S.E.L. provided input on the review and the revisions. All authors contributed to the writing of this article and approved the final version.

Funding

This research was funded by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Conflict of interest

J.S.E.L. reports grants and personal fees from Ansh Labs, Webster, TX, USA, grants from Astellas, Tokyo, Japan, grants from Dutch Heart Association, Utrecht, the Netherlands, grants and personal fees from Ferring, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, personal fees from Titus Healthcare, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, and grants from Zon MW, Amsterdam, Netherlands, outside the submitted work. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest.

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PERMALINK

The effects of bariatric surgery on periconception maternal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Katinka M Snoek

Régine P M Steegers-Theunissen

Eric J Hazebroek

Sten P Willemsen

Sander Galjaard

Joop S E Laven

Sam Schoenmakers

Abstract

BACKGROUND

OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE

SEARCH METHODS

OUTCOMES

WIDER IMPLICATIONS

Introduction

Figure 1.

Table I.

Bariatric surgery procedures

Restrictive procedures

Malabsorptive procedures

Combined procedures

Bariatric surgery and periconception health

Methods

Protocol and registration

Information sources and search terms

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Study selection, full-text review and data extraction

Quality score and risk of bias

Meta-analysis

Results

Study selection

Figure 2.

Figure 3.

Table II.

Table III.

Table IV.

Table V.

Malabsorptive procedures

Endocrine changes

High-quality studies

Low-quality studies

Summary

Fertility

Vitamin status

High-quality studies

Low-quality studies

Summary

Irregular menstrual cycles

High-quality studies

Low-quality studies

Summary

Miscarriages

High-quality studies

Low-quality studies

Summary

Congenital malformations

High-quality studies

Low-quality studies

Summary

Restrictive procedures

Endocrine changes

High-quality studies

Low-quality studies

Summary

Fertility

High-quality studies

Low-quality studies

Summary

Vitamin status

High-quality studies

Low-quality studies

Summary

Irregular menstrual cycles

High-quality studies

Low-quality studies

Summary

Miscarriages

High-quality studies

Low-quality studies