CORRELATIONS BETWEEN LEPTIN AND FSH AND LH IN PATIENTS WITH PCOS

From: Gynecological Endocrinology | Date: February 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

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The aim of the present study was analysis of interdependence between leptin and gonadotropin hormones in patients with PCOS. 38 patients were examined at the Institute for Gynecology and Obstetrics. PCOS was defined according to clinical androden excess ( acne andFerriman-Gallway hirsutisam score >9), oligo-or amenorrhea and biochemical hyperandrogenism (an elevated serum concentration of testosterone or androstenedione), hiperinsulinemia and projecting a characteristic ultrasound image of the ovaries. The patients' average age was 22.8 +1.9 years and they were divided into two ...

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