ea0029p1264 | Obesity | ICEECE2012
Aarts E.
, van Wageningen B.
, Loves S.
, Janssen I.
, Berends F.
, Sweep F.
, de Boer H.
Background: Obesity-related, isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) occurs in more then 40% of morbidly obese men.Hypothesis: IHH and prolonged persistence of low testosterone levels after bariatric procedures may reduce the beneficial effects of surgery.Objective: To evaluate the impact of IHH on the results of bariatric surgery.Patients and methods: observational study with measurement of gonadal horm...