Testosterone levels increase following bariatric surgery - validation of preceding literature in a large-scale population analysis.

Background: The effects of bariatric surgery on testosterone levels in men with obesity and hypogonadism have not been thoroughly explored yet.

Objectives: To investigate the possible effects of bariatric surgery on T levels in obese hypogonadal men by comparing T levels before and after surgery using a comprehensive claims database.

Materials And Methods: The TriNetX US Collaborative Network database was used to identify men ages 18-80 who underwent a bariatric procedure and had a serum T value of < 350 ng/dL prior to surgery.

Perioperative opioid prescribing after male fertility procedures is associated with new persistent opioid use: retrospective analysis of a large claims database.

Objective: To assess the risk of new persistent opioid use in opioid-naïve men who underwent male fertility procedures.

Design: Retrospective cohort study using a claims database.

Setting: A database linking electronic medical record data and claims-assessing men who underwent fertility procedures between 2010 and 2021.