Changes in Sexual Functioning in Women and Men in the 5 Years After Bariatric Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Short-term improvements in sexual functioning are reported after bariatric surgery, but to our knowledge, little is known about the durability of these improvements.

Objective

To determine the percentage of adults with impairment in sexual functioning who experience durable improvements in sexual functioning after bariatric surgery and to identify factors associated with improvements.

Design, setting, and participants

The Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 is an observational cohort study conducted at 10 hospitals in 6 US clinical centers. Adults undergoing their first bariatric procedure were recruited from 2005 through 2009, data were collected through August 2014. Data analysis was conducted from 2016 to April 2018.

Interventions

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SUBMITTER: Steffen KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6584276 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature