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Bariatric Surgery: an Option for Enhanced Sexual Satisfaction
Sex is
an important part of quality life. More than half of women who seek bariatric
surgery report signs of sexual
dysfunction and, consequentially, psychological stress.
"A massive weight
loss following bariatric surgery
is associated with significant improvements in quality of life," according to a
study's lead author David Sarwer, PhD, professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and
Surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He
further added "This is one of the first studies to show that women also
experience improvements in their sexual functioning and satisfaction, as well as
significant improvements in their reproductive
hormones."
Researchers followed 106 women with an average Body
Mass Index of 44.5 who underwent
bariatric surgery (85 had gastric bypass and 21 had gastric banding procedures).
Following surgery, the women lost an average of 32.7 percent of their original
body weight after
the first year, and 33.5 percent at the end of the second year.
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Two years after surgery, women reported significant improvements across
all categories of sexual function, sex hormones and quality of life.
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Improvements were seen in overall sexual function as well as specific
areas of sexual function including desire, arousal, lubrication, and overall
satisfaction.
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There were significant improvements in all hormone levels of interest,
which may impact both sexual behavior as well as fertility. While the study
did not look directly at the correlation between surgically induced weight
loss and reproductive status, they did find indirect evidence that there may
be a potential impact, based on improvements in fertility-related
hormone levels. Women who underwent bariatric surgery and lost approximately
40% of their initial weight experienced significant decreases in estradiol,
total testosterone, and free testosterone, as well as increases in sex
hormone�binding globulin and follicle-stimulating hormone levels.
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Women reported improvements in all domains of health and weight-related
quality of life, as well as improvements in body
image, depressive symptoms and relationship satisfaction.
The study was done as an adjunct part of Phase 2 of the Longitudinal
Assessment of Bariatric Surgery consortium (LABS-2).
Weight loss linked to Sex Life
 Benefits of weight loss include
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Increased energy
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Improved mobility
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Elevated self-esteem.
These factors have a positive effect on your love life.
One should not ignore that, being overweight contributes to depression. Losing
extra weight will help you gain
confidence and improve related health condition.
Ref:
Dated 05 September 2013
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