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However, little is known on the clinical benefit of bariatric surgery in obese infertile women undergoing IVF.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION<\/jats:title>\n This exploratory retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted in 10\u00a0287 IVF\/ICSI cycles performed between 2012 and 2016. We compared the outcome of the first IVF cycle in women with a history of bariatric surgery to two age-matched groups composed of non-operated women matched on the post-operative BMI of cases, and non-operated severely obese women.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n PARTICIPANTS\/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS<\/jats:title>\n The three exposure groups of age-matched women undergoing their first IVF cycle were compared: Group 1: 83 women with a history of bariatric surgery (exposure, mean BMI 28.9 kg\/m2); Group 2: 166 non-operated women (non-exposed to bariatric surgery, mean BMI\u2009=\u200928.8 kg\/m2) with a similar BMI to Group 1 at the time of IVF treatment; and Group 3: 83 non-operated severely obese women (non-exposed to bariatric surgery, mean BMI\u2009=\u200937.7 kg\/m2). The main outcome measure was the CLBR. Secondary outcomes were the number of mature oocytes retrieved and embryos obtained, implantation and miscarriage rates, live birth rate per transfer as well as birthweight.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE<\/jats:title>\n No significant difference in CLBR between the operated Group 1 patients and the two non-operated Groups 2 and 3 was observed (22.9%, 25.9%, and 12.0%, in Groups 1, 2 and 3, respectively). No significant difference in average number of mature oocytes and embryos obtained was observed among the three groups. The implantation rates were not different between Groups 1 and 2 (13.8% versus 13.7%), and although lower (6.9%) in obese women of Group 3, this difference was not statistically significant. Miscarriage rates in Groups 1, 2 and 3 were 38.7%, 35.8% and 56.5%, respectively (P\u2009=\u20090.256). Live birth rate per transfer in obese patients was significantly lower compared to the other two groups (20%, 18%, 9.3%, respectively, in Groups 1, 2 and 3, P\u2009=\u20090.0167). Multivariate analysis revealed that a 1-unit lower BMI increased the chances of live birth by 9%. In operated women, a significantly smaller weight for gestational age was observed in newborns of Group 1 compared to Group 3 (P\u2009=\u20090.04).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION<\/jats:title>\n This study was conducted in France and nearly all patients were Caucasian, questioning the generalizability of the results in other countries and ethnicities. Moreover, 950 women per group would be needed to achieve a properly powered study in order to detect a significant improvement in live birth rate after bariatric surgery as compared to infertile obese women.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS<\/jats:title>\n These data fuel the debate on the importance of pluridisciplinary care of infertile obese women, and advocate for further discussion on whether bariatric surgery should be proposed in severely obese infertile women before IVF. However, in light of the present results, infertile women with a history of bariatric surgery can be reassured that surgery-induced dramatic weight loss has no significant impact on IVF prognosis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n STUDY FUNDING\/COMPETING INTEREST(S)<\/jats:title>\n This work was supported by unrestricted grants from FINOX\u2014G\u00e9d\u00e9on Richter and FERRING Pharmaceuticals awarded to the ART center of the Clinique Mathilde to fund the data collection and the statistical analysis. There are no conflicts of interest to declare.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER<\/jats:title>\n NCT02884258<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/humrep\/deaa208","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,31]],"date-time":"2020-07-31T11:29:01Z","timestamp":1596194941000},"page":"2755-2762","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":48,"title":["IVF outcomes in patients with a history of bariatric surgery: a multicenter retrospective cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"35","author":[{"given":"V","family":"Grzegorczyk-Martin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Assisted Reproductive Technology and Fertility Preservation, Clinique Mathilde, ROUEN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"T","family":"Fr\u00e9our","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHU Nantes, Nantes Universit\u00e9, Service de Biologie et M\u00e9decine de la reproduction, Nantes, 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