Endocrine Abstracts

PCOS affects ~10% of women of reproductive age and is characterised by hyperandrogenism and ovulatory dysfunction. About 60% of women with PCOS are overweight, with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus.This Local Ethics Committee approved study aimed to determine the optimum composition of a weight reducing diet in management of women with PCOS. It compared the effect of a low carbohydrate with that of a low glycaemic index (GI) diet ...

Objective: PCOS affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age. An audit of our PCOS clinic showed that 75% of our patients were overweight or obese. Following this a Nurse led PCOS weight management clinic was developed. The aim of this audit was to determine whether the Nurse led clinic was effective in helping overweight women with PCOS lose weight.Methods: Data was collected on women attending the clinic at each monthly appointment since Apri...