Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: a Pilot Study Evaluating Weight Loss and Fertility Outcomes.

Joshua DildayMichael DericksonJohn KuckelmanCara ReitzEric AhnfeldtMatthew MartinJ Paul Sanders

Published in: Obesity surgery (2020)

Compared to non-PCOS patients, PCOS patients had greater postoperative ΔBMI and %EWL at 1 year. The majority of patients becoming pregnant after VSG were previously nulliparous. This study shows that VSG is effective for weight loss in PCOS patients with obesity and may positively augment effect fertility rates.

Keyphrases

weight loss
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
bariatric surgery
body mass index
patients undergoing
pregnant women
adipose tissue
weight gain
polycystic ovary syndrome
young adults
skeletal muscle
patient reported