title: Nutrition and pregnancy after bariatric surgery.
abstract: Obesity is an escalating problem in all age groups and it is observed to be more common in females than males. About 25% of women meet the criteria of obesity and one-third of them are in the reproductive age. Because morbid obesity requiring surgical treatment is observed with increasing frequency, surgeons and gynecologists are undergoing new challenges. It is not only a matter of women's health and their quality of life but also proper development of the fetus, which should be a concern during bariatric treatment. Therefore complex perinatal care has to be provided for morbid obesity patients. The paper reviews pregnancy and fertility issues in bariatric surgery patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, 17 Smoluchowskiego Street, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Lukasz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kaska
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, 17 Smoluchowskiego Street, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Jarek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kobiela
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Gynecological Oncology and Endocrinological Gynecology, Medical University of Gdansk, 1A Kliniczna Street, 80-402 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abacjew-Chmylko
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Gynecological Oncology and Endocrinological Gynecology, Medical University of Gdansk, 1A Kliniczna Street, 80-402 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Lukasz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chmylko
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, 17 Smoluchowskiego Street, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wojanowska-Pindel
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Medical University of Gdansk, 1A Kliniczna Street, 80-402 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Paulina
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kobiela
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, 17 Smoluchowskiego Street, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Walerzak
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, 17 Smoluchowskiego Street, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Makarewicz
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, 17 Smoluchowskiego Street, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Proczko-Markuszewska
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Endocrine and Transplant Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, 17 Smoluchowskiego Street, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stefaniak