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ea0028p231 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2012

Improvement in testosterone post bariatric surgery

Rajeswaran Chinnadorai , Stewart Jennifer , Thida Myat , Min AyeAye , Chadha Mehak , Sowdi Poornima , Thiagarajan Srinivasan Balasubramanian

Introduction: Obesity is known to be associated with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is an established risk factor for cardio vascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). However there is paucity on the evidence on improvement in testosterone with bariatric surgery. We report two patients with normalisation of testosterone after bariatric surgery.Case Reports: Patient One 69 year old with BMI 40 and T2DM, hypertension, ischaemic hear...