Table 1.

Reproductive outcomes after bariatric surgery in women

Topic	Outcomes
Bariatric surgery and hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis	Improvement in sex-hormone profile [16]
Bariatric surgery and PCOS	Weight loss; improvement in insulin resistance; decrease of hirsutism score; restoration of menstrual cycles and/or ovulation [27]
Bariatric surgery and anti-Mullerian hormone	Normalization of the AMH levels among obese PCOS women [32]
Sexual dysfunction in obese women and effects of bariatric surgery	Female sexual function resolved after surgical treatment [38]. Weight reduction after bariatric surgery results in reduced sexual dysfunction in female subjects [41]
Bariatric surgery and pregnancy	Bariatric surgery reduces gestational diabetes, pregnancy induced hypertension and macrosomia and increases risk for SGA and prematurity [47, 48]

PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome, AMH anti-Mullerian Hormone, SGA Small for Gestational Age