| Literature DB >> 15950665 |
Ana Cristina Premoli1, Laura Ferreira Santana, Rui Alberto Ferriani, Marcos Dias de Moura, Marcos Felipe Silva De Sá, Rosana Maria dos Reis.
Abstract
Women of normal weight with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hyperinsulinemia presented high growth hormone (GH) levels in response to the l-dopa test, suggesting that the action of GH and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) might be responsible for the elevation in LH and the consequent hyperandrogenic anovulation observed in normal weight women with PCOS. Insulin resistance and obesity are related to a reduction in GH secretion in obese women with PCOS.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15950665 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.10.057
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fertil Steril ISSN: 0015-0282 Impact factor: 7.329