Women who shed pounds after weight-loss surgery gained a more satisfying sex life, researchers report.
Two years after their procedure, known as bariatric surgery, women reported improvements in their arousal, lubrication, sexual desire and overall sexual satisfaction, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in JAMA Surgery.
Blood tests also showed that the women had increased levels of sex hormones, leading researchers to theorize that massive weight loss could improve a woman's fertility.
The women's improved sex lives probably occurred because the weight loss improved how they felt physically and emotionally, said lead author David Sarwer, a professor in the psychiatry and surgery departments of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
"Sexuality truly is one of those phenomena where our behavior lies at the intersection of what's happening with us physiologically and what we are experiencing psychologically," Sarwer said.
About half of all women who seek bariatric surgery are experiencing signs of sexual dysfunction, the study authors noted in background information. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_142191.html
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