Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2011

Significant resolution of female sexual dysfunction after bariatric surgery

  • Dale S. Bond, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, The Miriam Hospital Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Providence, Rhode Island
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Dale S. Bond, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Miriam Hospital, Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, 196 Richmond Street, Providence, RI 02903
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  • Rena R. Wing, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, The Miriam Hospital Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Providence, Rhode Island
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  • Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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  • Harry C. Sax, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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  • G. Dean Roye, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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  • Beth A. Ryder, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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  • Dieter Pohl, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Roger Williams Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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  • Jeannine Giovanni, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Roger Williams Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

Received 7 April 2010 ,Revised 19 May 2010 ,Accepted 23 May 2010.

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 D. S. Bond was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK083438).

PII: S1550-7289(10)00523-X

doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2010.05.015

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 1-7 , January 2011

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