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Pregnancy and fertility after bariatric surgery

Nature Reviews Endocrinology volume 5, pages 251–252 (2009)Cite this article

Increases in rates of bariatric surgery are staggering, and many obese individuals who undergo such procedures are women of reproductive age. So, how does the surgery affect women's fertility and pregnancy outcomes thereafter? A new systemic review aimed to find out.

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Ginsburg, E. Pregnancy and fertility after bariatric surgery. Nat Rev Endocrinol 5, 251–252 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2009.60

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