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ea0025p158 | Diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2011

Effect of diet/lifestyle advice on weight change in an unselected polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) population

Sinha Khushboo , Albeyatti Abdullah , White Davinia , Franks Stephen , Webber Lisa

Objectives: To examine the effect on weight change of diet/lifestyle advice to maintain/achieve a healthy weight in an unselected PCOS population.Methods: All overweight patients attending the Reproductive Endocrine clinic with PCOS are routinely given lifestyle advice for weight loss by their consultant, offered referral to see a dietician and, when clinically appropriate, prescribed orlistat. Clinical notes were reviewed for 50 consecutive patients wit...