Effects of obesity surgery on sexual function, depression and quality of life of males
Abstract
Background: Obesity decreases the quality of sexual life as well as the overall quality of life. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment method for obesity, it is better than the medical treatment options. However, there is not sufficient number of studies about the effects of bariatric surgery on the quality of sexual life yet.
Aims: So we aimed to research about the effects of bariatric surgery, the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) method which is being more and more often applied, on the sexual functions, depression and quality of life in our study.
Materials and Methods: Out of all patients who had LSG surgery due to obesity earlier in our center, 22 applicable male patients were taken under research after a brief exclusion criteria application. Age, height, weight,body mass index (BMI) data of these patients were recorded before the operation. IIEF, Beck depression inventory Short form-36 were filled for the patients. Also, the weight loss amounts and BMI decreases of the patients after the operation were recorded.
Results: Statistically meaningful increases were observed in the post-operation Erectile, Orgasmic Function, Intercourse Satisfaction, Overall satisfaction, PCS-MCS scores compared to the pre-operation. No statistically meaningful change was observed in the post-operation sexual desire averages when compared to pre-operation. When compared with the pre-operation values; meaningful decreases were detected in the post-operation BECK depression inventory scores. Conclusion: We think that the bariatric surgery not only causes serious amount of weight loss, but also enhances the sexual function and the quality of life among males.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Surgery
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Bekir Aras
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Fatih Uruç
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Serkan Akan
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Aytaç Şahin
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Çağlar Yıldırım
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Özgür Haki Yüksel
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Mehmet Timuçin Aydın
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Ayhan Verit
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Publication Date
June 1, 2017
Submission Date
November 2, 2017
Acceptance Date
March 14, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 12 Number: 2