Orange County Register

A scientific study of men who undergo gastric bypass surgery found that the men’s sex lives improved dramatically as they shed large amounts of excess fat.

The study was conceived and designed by surgeons Dr. Ramsey Dallal of Philadelphia and Dr. Brian Quebbemann of Newport Beach. It was published late last year in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Before surgery, the group of 97 morbidly obese men in the study weighed an average of 342 pounds. They had less sex drive, worse erectile dysfunction and lower sexual satisfaction than the average for American men.

For example, the average 40- to 49-year-old in the study reported sexual satisfaction of 1.5 on a scale of 0 to 4 compared to an average of 2.6 at that age for American men in general.

After surgery, the men’s weight dropped to an average of 224 pounds.  In surveys conducted six months or more after surgery, they gave themselves higher ratings on each aspect of their sex lives.  The 40- to 49-year-olds, for example, reported an average score of 2.6 for sexual satisfaction — a score that is typical for the average American man in his 40s.

Quebbemann said he encouraged Dallal to do the study after both doctors’ patients mentioned improvements in their sex lives.

Quebbemann, who runs the N.E.W. Program surgical weight-loss center in Newport Beach, also sponsors sexual-awareness workshops for post-surgical bariatric patients.

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