AURORA: bariatric surgery registration in women of reproductive age - a multicenter prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The expansion of the obesity epidemic is accompanied with an increase in bariatric procedures, in particular in women of reproductive age. The weight loss induced by the surgery is believed to reverse the negative impact of overweight and obesity on female reproduction, however, research is limited to in particular retrospective cohort studies and a growing number of small case-series and case-(control) studies.

Methods/design

AURORA is a multicenter prospective cohort study. The main objective is to collect long-term data on reproductive outcomes before and after bariatric surgery and in a subsequent pregnancy. Women aged 18-45 years are invited to participate at 4 possible inclusion moments: 1) before surgery, 2) after surgery, 3) before 15 weeks of pregnancy an

SUBMITTER: Jans G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4966861 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature