Management of Pregnant Women after Bariatric Surgery

• Main Authors: Jürgen Harreiter (Author), Karin Schindler (Author), Dagmar Bancher-Todesca (Author), Christian Göbl (Author), Felix Langer (Author), Gerhard Prager (Author), Alois Gessl (Author), Michael Leutner (Author), Bernhard Ludvik (Author), Anton Luger (Author), Alexandra Kautzky-Willer (Author), Michael Krebs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The prevalence of obesity is growing worldwide, and strategies to overcome this epidemic need to be developed urgently. Bariatric surgery is a very effective treatment option to reduce excess weight and often performed in women of reproductive age. Weight loss influences fertility positively and can...