Successful Pregnancy in Morbidly Obese Women of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome With Various Treatment Options With Individual Consequences: Case Series
Hawa Saleh Rezeg, Abtisam Ateeyah Alsaliheen, Elmahaishi MS
Objective: The objective of the study was to compare the effectiveness of different treatment options
in the management of infertility across three cases in morbidly obese women with polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS).
Case study & results: The first case is 30 years old with secondary infertility for two years with two
abortions and a body mass index (BMI) is 69, she tried all lifestyle modifications with no response
to weight reduction and she was conceived spontaneously without fertility treatment and subsequent
antenatal care progressed without any complications until 36 weeks complicated with raised blood sugar
beyond the normal level but not so high and intrauterine fetal death one week later ended by spontaneous
normal vaginal delivery. The second case is 24 years old with BMI 66 is undergone weight reduction,
ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate and gonadotropin injections with good ovulation response
but no pregnancy, in vitro fertilization was performed but aborted at 8 weeks gestation, one year later
after the use of metformin and ovulation induction with injections patient conceived and her pregnancy
complicated by pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes treated with insulin and preterm delivery. The third
case is 40 years old with primary infertility for 5 years with BMI 70, she is known case diabetes mellitus
10 years back controlled with insulin, and hypertension on treatment, undergone bariatric surgery and
one year later IVF was done after the failure of multiple ovulation induction, her diabetes mellitus and
hypertension control well with treatment and delivered at 39 weeks by elective cesarean section with a
birth weight of 4.5 kg.
Discussion: PCOS is a genetic condition, worsened by obesity. The prevalence of obesity in PCOS
women is up to 80%. There is a strong relationship between PCOS and obesity making the condition
more complex. The majority of women with PCOS are either overweight or obese and the pathogenesis
of obesity in PCOS has not yet been exactly identified. Obesity has adverse effects on fertility through
anovulation, poor implantation, and quality oocyte.
Conclusion: The ideal treatment of infertility in morbidly obese PCOS women has not been defined,
but generally, before deciding which treatment option is preferred, proper weight loss and control of the
metabolic state are carried out for successful pregnancy.
