Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The prevalence of clinical obesity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is 50%. Weight loss is effective at enhancing insulin sensitivity, reducing hyperandrogenaemia, improving hirsutism and restoring menstrual regularity and fertility in PCOS. However, women with PCOS appear to be less responsive to weight loss interventions including some bariatric surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to compare weight loss outcomes of gastric bypass surg...