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Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Journal article
Healthcare · September 10, 2026
Encouraging direction, but not yet definitive.
This prospective single-arm study of 40 women with obesity found that metabolic and bariatric surgery was associated with statistically significant improvements in both body composition and sexual satisfaction measured by validated scales at 6 months post-operatively. The lack of a control group and short follow-up limit the ability to attribute changes to surgery alone or establish durability, but the results support a hypothesis that bariatric surgery may improve sexual well-being alongside weight loss.
Prospective single-arm cohort study. Women with obesity undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery according to standard clinical indications and multidisciplinary team recommendations.. Intervention: Metabolic and bariatric surgery. n = 40.
Median body weight decreased from 119.55 to 100.80 kg (p < 0.001) BMI decreased from 42.15 to 35.65 kg/m² (p < 0.001) Visceral fat level decreased from 14.50 to 11.00 (p < 0.001)
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Clinicians should be aware that bariatric surgery may be associated with improvements in sexual satisfaction alongside weight loss, supporting a comprehensive assessment of health-related quality of life outcomes. However, the lack of a control group means this finding should not yet guide surgical decision-making or patient counseling without confirmation in comparative or longer-term studies.
A prospective single-arm study of 40 women showing statistically significant improvements in body composition and sexual satisfaction at 6 months post-bariatric surgery, but limited by lack of a comparator group and short follow-up.
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Clinicians should be aware that bariatric surgery may be associated with improvements in sexual satisfaction alongside weight loss, supporting a comprehensive assessment of health-related quality of life outcomes. However, the lack of a control group means this finding should not yet guide surgical decision-making or patient counseling without confirmation in comparative or longer-term studies.
Graded across the dimensions that decide whether you should act, each from what the source actually supports. There is no single score, and where a dimension was not assessed it says so.
Background: Obesity is associated with impaired health-related quality of life, including reduced sexual satisfaction. Metabolic and bariatric surgery leads to substantial weight loss and favorable changes in body composition; however, its association with sexual satisfaction as a health-related outcome remains insufficiently explored. The aim of this study was to examine changes in body composition and sexual satisfaction six months following metabolic and bariatric surgery. Methods: This prospective study included 40 women with obesity who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery performed according to standard clinical indications and multidisciplinary team recommendations. Body composition parameters were assessed using bioelectrical impedance analysis, and sexual satisfaction was evaluated using the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale at baseline and six months postoperatively. Changes in anthropometric, body composition, and sexual satisfaction measures were analyzed using nonparametric statistical tests. Results: Six months after surgery, significant changes were observed in body composition and sexual satisfaction. Median body weight decreased from 119.55 to 100.80 kg, BMI from 42.15 to 35.65 kg/m2, and visceral fat level from 14.50 to 11.00 (all p < 0.001). Although absolute skeletal muscle mass decreased significantly (28.40 to 26.30 kg, p < 0.001), its relative proportion increased (25.35% to 25.90%, p = 0.002). Median total NSSS score increased from 62.50 to 69.50, with significant improvements in both NSSS subscales (all p < 0.001). Conclusions: Metabolic and bariatric surgery was associated with significant improvements in body composition and sexual satisfaction six months postoperatively. These findings suggest that improvements in physical health following metabolic and bariatric surgery may be accompanied by enhancements in sexual well-being.
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