[HTML][HTML] Do women with PCOS have a unique predisposition to obesity?
KM Hoeger, SE Oberfield�- Fertility and sterility, 2012 - Elsevier
Women with PCOS are often obese and there is debate in the literature regarding whether
women are obese because of their PCOS status or if those who become obese are more
predisposed to PCOS. There is support for a predisposition to obesity by some data
indicating impaired metabolism in PCOS women compared to weight matched controls but
this data is limited. Contrary data also exist that adiposity rates do not vary between women
with PCOS and those without, and that differences in obesity rates between countries are�…
women are obese because of their PCOS status or if those who become obese are more
predisposed to PCOS. There is support for a predisposition to obesity by some data
indicating impaired metabolism in PCOS women compared to weight matched controls but
this data is limited. Contrary data also exist that adiposity rates do not vary between women
with PCOS and those without, and that differences in obesity rates between countries are�…