2008
Partial recovery of luteal function after bariatric surgery in obese women
Rochester D, Jain A, Polotsky A, Polotsky H, Gibbs K, Isaac B, Zeitlian G, Hickmon C, Feng S, Santoro N. Partial recovery of luteal function after bariatric surgery in obese women. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 92: 1410-1415. PMID: 18829008, PMCID: PMC2818247, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexNormal-weight control subjectsNormal-weight womenControl subjectsWeight lossBariatric surgeryObese womenMean body mass indexHigher body mass indexLarger postoperative decreaseReproductive endocrine abnormalitiesObservational cohort studyWeight loss surgeryFollicle-stimulating hormoneDaily hormonesCohort studyEumenorrheic womenOvulatory womenPostoperative decreaseInitial body weightEndocrine abnormalitiesMass indexMIU/Estrone conjugatesMenstrual cycleReduced FSH restraint by markedly depressed inhibin B secretion reverses after surgically induced weight loss in morbidly obese women
Polotsky A, Rochester D, Jain A, Zeitlian G, Gibbs K, Santoro N. Reduced FSH restraint by markedly depressed inhibin B secretion reverses after surgically induced weight loss in morbidly obese women. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 90: s129. DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.187.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Amplitude and Progesterone Metabolite Excretion Are Reduced in Obese Women
Jain A, Polotsky A, Rochester D, Berga S, Loucks T, Zeitlian G, Gibbs K, Polotsky H, Feng S, Isaac B, Santoro N. Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Amplitude and Progesterone Metabolite Excretion Are Reduced in Obese Women. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2007, 92: 2468-2473. PMID: 17440019, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-2274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal-weight womenDaily hormonesObese womenLH pulsationsPregnanediol glucuronideOvarian axis functionAbnormal menstrual cyclesLH pulse frequencyBody mass indexNormal-weight controlsProgesterone metabolite excretionSeparate control groupEumenorrheic womenLH pulsesMass indexAxis functionFemale obesityMenstrual cycleObese stateProgesterone secretionProgesterone metabolitesUrine collectionMetabolite excretionFirst morningControl group
2005
Intestinal Malrotation in a Patient Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Gibbs K, Forrester G, Vemulapalli P, Teixeira J. Intestinal Malrotation in a Patient Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery 2005, 15: 703-706. PMID: 15946464, DOI: 10.1381/0960892053923743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal malrotationGastric bypassSignificant past medical historyMorbidly obese womenLaparoscopic gastric bypassPast medical historyInitial laparoscopic explorationBowel obstructionLaparoscopic explorationMost patientsObese womenMedical historyIncomplete rotationMalrotationBypassPatientsObstructionSymptomsWomen