Gastric bypassPregnancyContraceptionObesityAt present, women are recommended to avoid pregnancy 12-18 months after bariatric surgery. Our aim in this study was to describe patterns of contraceptive use before and after gastric bypass in Sweden, and to describe the contraceptive counseling given ...
ContextThe use of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has been reported to be effective in the treatment of obesity and its related comorbidities.
Before surgery, the prevalence of objective bulimic episodes was 29 % in the RYGB group and 32 % in the DS group. The prevalence improved during the first 12 months after surgery in both groups. After 5 years, the prevalence of objective bulimic episodes was 22 % in the RYGB group and 7...
"One way we've learned this is by studying babies born to moms before and after gastric bypass surgery," said Dr. Lisa Neff, an endocrinologist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. "The babies born after their moms lost weight have fewer problems associated with obesity themselves." An obese ...
Horsley RD, Vogels ED, McField DAP, Parker DM, Medico C, Dove J, Fluck M, Gabrielsen JD, Gionfriddo MR, Petrick AT (2019) Multimodal postoperative pain control is effective and reduces opioid use after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Obes Surg 29:394–400 Article Google Scholar ...
Methods Forty-three adult obese patients, 31 women (72.1%) and 12 men (27.9%), were submitted to electrocardiogram, ergometric test, and echo Doppler cardiogram at presurgical stage and 1year after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The statistical analysis utilized the Wilcoxon, Student's t , and ...
These former morbidly obese individuals not merely want to get likes on Facebook and show off on the beach. They wanted to get their life back from the consequences of taking health to their advantage.
Risk of operative and nonoperative interventions up to 4 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs vertical sleeve gastrectomy in a nationwide US commercial insurance claims database. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(12):e1917603. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.17603 ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar...
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OBJECTIVE: The Obesity-related Problems scale (OP) is a self-assessment module developed to measure the impacts of obesity on psychosocial functioning. Our principal aim was to evaluate the construct validity and responsiveness of the OP scale. Our speci