Female Fertility Outcome Following Bariatric Surgery: Five Years Follow up

Female Fertility Outcome Following Bariatric Surgery: Five Years Follow up, Single Center Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04392661

Enrollment

197

Registered

2020-05-19

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2019-08-31

Last updated

2020-05-27

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Conditions

Female Fertility and Bariatric Surgery

Brief summary

Maternal morbid obesity is an important risk factor in modern obstetrics, it has been associated with higher infertility rates and obstetrics complications. Bariatric surgery proven to achieve long term weight loss with improvement in all obesity related morbidities. This study was to compare the 5 years outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) in terms of fertility outcomes, breast feeding, weight loss, safety, and resolution of obesity related co-morbidity.

Detailed description

This study included 197 adult morbidly obese females, 111 underwent LSG (group I) and 86 LRYGB (group II). After 5 years follow up, the following were looked at: percentage excess weight loss (%EWL), comorbidity improvement or resolution, postoperative complications or mortality, fertility outcomes and breast feeding.

Interventions

PROCEDURELaparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

bariatric surgeries and data collection

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CROSSOVER

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with primary goal of conceiving and complaining from infertility either primary or secondary as well as those who were seeking weight loss in preparation for marriage

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Measuring the number of females that got pregnant from79 females seeking pregnancy	Five years follow-up	effect of LSG and LRYGB on female fertility and getting pregnant
percentage excess weight loss after bariatric surgery	Five years follow-up	effect of LSG and LRYGB on percentage excess weight loss after bariatric surgery on females

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
comorbidity improvement or resolution after bariatric surgery	Five years follow-up	effect of LSG and LRYGB on comorbidities on females
postoperative complications or mortality after bariatric surgery	Five years follow-up	postoperative complications or mortality after LSG and LRYGB in obese females

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026