Obesity and Gynecology, Second Edition, presents updated chapters on a variety of topics, ranging from adolescent obesity, contraception, assisted reproduction and sexual dysfunction, to bariatric surgery and improving semen parameters. The prevalence of obesity in men and women continues to dramatically increase around the world. Obesity presents specific challenges in relation to male and female infertility and general gynecology. Patients who are obese require specific considerations and knowledge.

Preface

Section 1: Obesity and adolescence

1. Obesity and the onset of adolescence Zana Bumbuliene, Gabriele Tridenti and Anastasia Vatopoulou

2. Obesity in adolescence Gail Busby and Mourad W. Seif

3. Obesity in polycystic ovary syndrome and infertility Ioannis E. Messinis, Christina I. Messini and Konstantinos Dafopoulos

Section 2: Contraception

4. Obesity and sexual health Sharon Cameron and Michelle Cooper

5. Obesity and contraception Sujeetha Damodaran and Krishnan Swaminathan

6. Contraceptive choices for women before and after bariatric surgery Agnieszka Jurga-Karwacka and Johannes Bitzer

7. Long-term contraceptive care in obese and superobese women Johannes Bitzer

Section 3: Male and female Infertility

8. Obesity and hirsutism Mostafa Metwally

9. Obesity and female infertility Suresh Kini, Mythili Ramalingam and Tahir Mahmood

10. Obesity and recurrent miscarriage Andrew C. Pearson and Tahir A. Mahmood

11. Obesity and assisted reproduction Mark Hamilton and Abha Maheshwari

12. Obesity and sexual dysfunction in men Darius A. Paduch and Laurent Vaucher

13. Male obesity-impact on semen quality Vanessa Kay and Sarah Martins da Silva

14. Evidence-based assisted reproduction in obese women Brenda F Narice and Mostafa Metwally

15. Obesity, bariatric surgery, and male reproductive function Man-wa Lui, Jyothis George and Richard A. Anderson

16. Medical interventions to improve outcomes in infertile obese women planning for pregnancy Vikram Talaulikar

17. Surgical interventions to improve fertility potential in obese men and women Joseph Chervenak and Frank Chervenak

Section 4: General Gynaecology

18. Obesity and gynecology ultrasound Kiran Vanza, Mathew Leonardi and George Condous

19. Obesity and menstrual disorders Jane J. Reavey, W. Colin Duncan, Savita Brito-Mutunayagam, Rebecca M. Reynolds and Hilary O.D. Critchley

20. Incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in the obese woman Clare F. Jordan and Douglas G. Tincello

21. Urinary and fecal incontinence in obese women Vasilios Pergialiotis and Stergios K. Doumouchtsis

22. Role of obesity in cancer in women Joanna M. Cain

23. Obesity and breast cancer Chiara Benedetto, Emilie Marion Canuto and Fulvio Borella

24. Obesity and female malignancies Ketankumar B. Gajjar and Mahmood I. Shafi

25. Challenges in gynecological surgery in obese women Chu Lim and Tahir A. Mahmood

26. Laparoscopic and robotic surgery in obese women Manou Manpreet Kaur and Thomas Ind

27. Obesity and venous thromboembolism Julia Czuprynska and Roopen Arya

28. Obesity and cardiovascular disease in reproductive health Isioma Okolo and Tahir Mahmood

29. Female obesity and osteoporosis Rashda Bano and Tahir A. Mahmood

30. Obesity, menopause, and hormone replacement therapy Marta Caretto, Andrea Giannini, Tommaso Simoncini and Andrea R. Genazzani

31. Obesity and chronic pelvic pain I-Ferne Tan and Andrew W. Horne

32. Obesity and clinical psychosomatic women's health Mira Lal and Abhilash H.L. Sarhadi

33. Obesity and psychosexual disorders Ernesto Gonzalez-Mesa

34. Professionally responsible clinical management of obese patients before and during pregnancy Frank A. Chervenak and Laurence B. McCullough