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Six women in the study who were infertile due to polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a condition that can occur with weight gain and cause infertility, became pregnant following weight-loss surgery, the researchers say.
The study was small and more research is needed to confirm the findings. But for women with PCOS, weight-loss surgery may be a cure for infertility, said study researcher Dr. Mohammad Jamal, an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
"Many other studies have shown bariatric surgery can improve or resolve a multitude of diseases and conditions," including diabetes, Jamal said. "It appears that infertility now joins that list."
However, infertility experts disagree the surgery is a cure. If women with PCOS regain the weight, their infertility would likely return, said Dr. Beth Plante, a clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Brown University Medical School who was not involved in the study.
"We wouldn't typically recommend having the surgery just to treat infertility," Plante said.
But she said weight loss through any means has been shown to improve fertility in those with PCOS.
"If this is how a patient chooses to achieve that weight loss, then we would usually encourage that," Plante said.
The study will be presented today (June 15) at the meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Orlando.
Comment: This is sadly a case of shutting the barn door long after the hose has bolted. Ireland's food supply has long since been tainted with GMO foods while this 'debate has raged'. Over 90% of Ireland's cattle are fed GMO soy, like everywhere else in the EU: