Obesity is increasing in women population across the world, causing them to face many complications. Obese women of reproductive age is facing a very high risk of being infertile and thereby are required to go for surgeries to reduce the weights.The major procedure done in Bariatric surgery or weight loss surgery is minimizing the size of the stomach by embedding a medical device or by removing a part of the stomach. There are lots of researches focussing the impact of weight loss surgeries in the in vitro fertilization and obesity-related infertility outcomes. Many studies showed light to the fact that obesity related problems like gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders can be addressed by this surgery.
Based on the recent researches it is found that bariatric surgery improves the ovulatory functions by correcting the menstrual irregularities and thus results in spontaneous pregnancy rates. The risk profiles caused by bariatric surgeries need to be studied and understood thoroughly before going for it. There are lots of complications involved while going for this surgery. Bariatric surgeries can lead to nutritional deficiencies like Vitamin deficiency and also results in many gastrointestinal problems, which can cause inconvenience to the mother as well as the child. Bariatric surgery should be adopted as the last technique for weight loss, only if adequate exercise and dieting fails. After bariatric surgery the role of a dietician is very important as they can help in maintaining the weight loss for long term without any complications of nutritional deficiencies.