# Sex and Menopause Shape Surgery Outcomes | Hartford News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/sex-and-menopause-shape-surgery-outcomes-hartford-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/sex-and-menopause-shape-surgery-outcomes-hartford-news.md Podcast: [Hartford News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670) Published: 2026-08-01T09:37:07+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/f6ecfb8bf11bc7bd Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/771fc086-35e7-478b-ac4a-841ceb4887ba.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/episodes/sex-and-menopause-shape-surgery-outcomes-hartford-news Duration seconds: 99 ## Resource New research reveals that bariatric surgery outcomes vary dramatically by sex and menopausal status—men and postmenopausal women, despite age differences, carry heavier disease burdens and face higher complication risks than premenopausal women, pointing to visceral fat as a key factor—and challenging the idea that BMI alone should guide surgery decisions. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/f6ecfb8bf11bc7bd ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/episodes/sex-and-menopause-shape-surgery-outcomes-hartford-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/sex-and-menopause-shape-surgery-outcomes-hartford-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.