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The reasons behind the decision to undergo vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG or gastric sleeve) are as individual as the patients themselves. But itโs usually some combination of health and appearance (no judgment on the appearance partโwe all deserve to look and feel our best!).
For some women, however, the driving force behind gastric sleeve is a desire to improve their PCOS. ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ (๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฆ) is a hormonal condition that plagues about 10 percent of women. Symptoms affect the outsideโacne and facial hair being frequent problemsโand the inside, commonly leading to issues such as diabetes and heart disease. Itโs also the most common cause of infertility in women, as it affects the ability to ovulate.
Scientists donโt have a great explanation for why some women get PCOS, though it seems to be a lovely mix of genetics and behavioral factors. About half of PCOS patients are morbidly obese, which leaves a chicken-and-egg conundrum: which came first, the PCOS or the weight?
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐. I receive many referrals from OB/GYNs because their patients are stuck in a Catch-22 situation wherein they desperately need to lose weight in order to become pregnant or relieve serious health issues, but PCOS is making it nearly impossible to do so.
While itโs typically difficult for PCOS patients to lose weight, the good news is that VSG often can help when other avenues donโt work. Shedding a significant amount of weight is the gold-standard when it comes to experiencing fewer PCOS symptoms. And, yes, it usually takes a substantial reductionโnot a few poundsโbefore symptoms improve, especially if your goal is to become pregnant. The kind of weight loss that happens with gastric sleeve.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐: One study found that every participant whoโd been unable to get pregnant before bariatric surgery was able to conceive within three years of undergoing a procedure.
I do want to add a word of warning here. Itโs certainly possible to get pregnant right after gastric sleeve, but I donโt recommend it. Why? Your body needs time to heal and get to a more stable weight before adding the stress of pregnancy. My advice for women is to wait about twelve months; like everything else related to gastric sleeve, though, I always provide personalized recommendations for each patient.
๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฆ, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ-๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ-๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ) ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. With the return of normal ovulation, pregnancy becomes possible. And those nine months will likely be healthier for both mom and baby, thanks to a reduction or elimination of complications often brought on by obesity during pregnancy.
Whether PCOS patients hope to achieve pregnancy or improve other health issues, know that having PCOS wonโt complicate the VSG itself or the recovery. Again, everyone is different, but in general, PCOS doesnโt raise your risk for side effects.
If you have PCOS and are interesting in finding out how gastric sleeve can help, get in touch! Weโd love to get to know your unique story and explore all the ways Endobariatric can help you achieve your dreams.
I invite you to follow us on all our social media, we are on ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ (๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐), and to see my daily routine follow me on ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข (@๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฏ) and my ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ (@๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฏ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก).
Dr. Alvarez | Gastric Sleeve
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The reasons behind the decision to undergo vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG or gastric sleeve) are as individual as the patients themselves. But itโs usually some combination of health and appearance (no judgment on the appearance partโwe all deserve to look and feel our best!).
For some women, however, the driving force behind gastric sleeve is a desire to improve their PCOS. ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ (๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฆ) is a hormonal condition that plagues about 10 percent of women. Symptoms affect the outsideโacne and facial hair being frequent problemsโand the inside, commonly leading to issues such as diabetes and heart disease. Itโs also the most common cause of infertility in women, as it affects the ability to ovulate.
Scientists donโt have a great explanation for why some women get PCOS, though it seems to be a lovely mix of genetics and behavioral factors. About half of PCOS patients are morbidly obese, which leaves a chicken-and-egg conundrum: which came first, the PCOS or the weight?
๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐. I receive many referrals from OB/GYNs because their patients are stuck in a Catch-22 situation wherein they desperately need to lose weight in order to become pregnant or relieve serious health issues, but PCOS is making it nearly impossible to do so.
While itโs typically difficult for PCOS patients to lose weight, the good news is that VSG often can help when other avenues donโt work. Shedding a significant amount of weight is the gold-standard when it comes to experiencing fewer PCOS symptoms. And, yes, it usually takes a substantial reductionโnot a few poundsโbefore symptoms improve, especially if your goal is to become pregnant. The kind of weight loss that happens with gastric sleeve.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐: One study found that every participant whoโd been unable to get pregnant before bariatric surgery was able to conceive within three years of undergoing a procedure.
I do want to add a word of warning here. Itโs certainly possible to get pregnant right after gastric sleeve, but I donโt recommend it. Why? Your body needs time to heal and get to a more stable weight before adding the stress of pregnancy. My advice for women is to wait about twelve months; like everything else related to gastric sleeve, though, I always provide personalized recommendations for each patient.
๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฆ, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ-๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ-๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ดโ) ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. With the return of normal ovulation, pregnancy becomes possible. And those nine months will likely be healthier for both mom and baby, thanks to a reduction or elimination of complications often brought on by obesity during pregnancy.
Whether PCOS patients hope to achieve pregnancy or improve other health issues, know that having PCOS wonโt complicate the VSG itself or the recovery. Again, everyone is different, but in general, PCOS doesnโt raise your risk for side effects.
If you have PCOS and are interesting in finding out how gastric sleeve can help, get in touch! Weโd love to get to know your unique story and explore all the ways Endobariatric can help you achieve your dreams.
I invite you to follow us on all our social media, we are on ๐๐๐๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ (๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐), and to see my daily routine follow me on ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข (@๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฏ) and my ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ (@๐๐ข๐ค๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฏ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก).
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