Medical and Surgical Treatment of Obesity to Improve Reproductive Health
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Samantha Schon, MD, MTR, University of Michigan, United States of America
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology is calling for submissions to our Collection on Medical and Surgical Treatment of Obesity to Improve Reproductive Health. Obesity is a highly prevalent chronic disease with a significant and complex impact on reproduction. Obesity is associated with anovulation, longer time to pregnancy, infertility, poorer fertility treatment outcomes, an increased risk of miscarriage, and poor maternal/fetal outcomes. Women with obesity are commonly encouraged to lose weight prior to pregnancy to modify their risks. Whether or not modest weight loss results in improved live birth rates among women with infertility is unclear especially among women of older reproductive age. Weight loss may, however, improve the metabolic profile of women prior to becoming pregnant. There are currently a number of weight loss options available including nutritional, pharmacological, and surgical interventions. Each of these approaches are associated with various degrees of weight loss and risk profiles. Newer GLP-1 and dual incretin agonists have revolutionized the obesity medicine field and medical weight loss. There is extremely limited data on the use of these medications among women who are planning pregnancy or with reproductive disorders associated with obesity such as PCOS.
This collection calls for original basic, translational, and clinical studies evaluating the relationship between obesity, medical and surgical weight loss, and reproduction. Reviews on weight loss methodology and practical approaches to weight loss among reproductive-aged women are also encouraged.
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Dr. Samantha Schon, MD, MTR, University of Michigan, United States
Samantha Schon MD, MTR is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Schon is board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, and Obesity Medicine. She also founded and directs the Michigan Interdisciplinary Clinic for Obesity and Reproduction at the University of Michigan. Dr. Schon’s clinical and research interests include the intersection of obesity and reproduction and how weight loss may modify obesity and adiposity-associated risks and alterations to the reproductive system.
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This Collection welcomes submission of original basic, translational, and clinical studies evaluating the relationship between obesity, medical and surgical weight loss, and reproduction. Reviews on weight loss methodology and practical approaches to weight loss among reproductive-aged women are also encouraged. Should you wish to submit a different article type, please read our submission guidelines to confirm that type is accepted by the journal.
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