Obesity, weight loss, and the polycystic ovary syndrome: effect of treatment with diet and orlistat for 24 weeks on insulin resistance and androgen levels Dimitrios Panidis, M.D., Ph.D., Dimitrios Farmakiotis, M.D., David Rousso, M.D., Anargyros Kourtis, M.D., Ilias Katsikis, M.D., Gerassimos Krassas, M.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 89, Issue 4, Pages 899-906 (April 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.043 Copyright © 2008 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Changes in BMI for obese women with PCOS, compared with obese control women (mean ± SEM). BL = baseline. ∗Significant effect of time: P<.05 vs. previous value. Fertility and Sterility 2008 89, 899-906DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.043) Copyright © 2008 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Changes in total T levels for obese women with PCOS, compared with obese control women (mean ± SEM). BL = baseline. ∗Significant effect of time and interaction: P<.05 vs. previous value in women with PCOS, significant change compared with the control group. †Significant effect of PCOS: P<.05 vs. control women. Fertility and Sterility 2008 89, 899-906DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.043) Copyright © 2008 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Changes in HOMA-IR values for obese women with PCOS, compared with obese control women (mean ± SEM). BL = baseline. ∗Significant effect of time: P<.05 vs. previous value in women with PCOS, P<.05 vs. baseline in control women. Interaction P (baseline → 12 wks)=.051. Fertility and Sterility 2008 89, 899-906DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.043) Copyright © 2008 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions