Association between ovarian volume and serum insulin levels in ovulatory patients with idiopathic hirsutism
| Autor: | Renato Frajndlich, Poli Mara Spritzer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Ovulation endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty Hirsutism medicine.drug_class media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Ovary Statistics Nonparametric Internal medicine medicine Humans Insulin Pancreatic hormone hirsutism media_common business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Organ Size Androgen medicine.disease Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Reproductive Medicine Female Luteinizing hormone business Hormone |
| Zdroj: | Fertility and sterility. 83(5) |
| ISSN: | 1556-5653 |
| Popis: | We assessed the influence of insulin on ovarian volume in 45 women with regular, ovulatory menstrual cycles, normal androgen levels, and isolated hirsutism (idiopathic hirsutism). Insulin levels, insulin-to-glucose ratio, and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) were significantly higher in patients with ovarian volume >9 cm3 than in women with smaller ovaries (P |
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