Diseases and disorders associated with excess body weight

JA Knight - Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science, 2011 - Assoc Clin Scientists
Excess body weight is a very serious problem, especially in North America and Europe. It
has been referred to as a “pandemic” since it has progressively increased over the past …

Pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a metaanalysis

LE Kjerulff, L Sanchez-Ramos, D Duffy - American journal of obstetrics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine which maternal and neonatal
complications are associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in pregnant women …

[HTML][HTML] The phenotype of polycystic ovary syndrome ameliorates with aging

ZA Brown, YV Louwers, SL Fong, O Valkenburg… - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of aging on the features of polycystic ovary syndrome
(PCOS). DESIGN: Retrospective longitudinal follow-up study. SETTING: Tertiary care center …

Insulin resistance in non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: relation to byproducts of oxidative stress

D Macut, T Simic, A Lissounov… - Experimental and …, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
To get more insight into molecular mechanisms underlying oxidative stress and its link with
insulin resistance, oxidative stress parameters, as well as, antioxidant enzyme activities …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse pregnancy outcomes with assisted reproductive technology in non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a case-control study

AR Han, HO Kim, SW Cha, CW Park… - Clinical and …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To investigate adverse pregnancy outcomes in non-obese women with polycystic
ovary syndrome (PCOS) compared with obese-PCOS and control groups. Methods Women …

The promoter -1031(T/C) polymorphism in tumor necrosis factor-alpha associated with polycystic ovary syndrome

JH Yun, JW Choi, KJ Lee, JS Shin, KH Baek - Reproductive Biology and …, 2011 - Springer
Background A tumor necrosis factor-alpha is a multifunctional pro-inflammation cytokine,
which has been considered as one of pathogenic factors for various diseases. The promoter …

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis hypersensitivity and glucocorticoid receptor expression and function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

DV Milutinović, D Macut, I Božić… - Experimental and …, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
Molecular mechanisms underlying pathophysiology of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS),
especially those related to cortisol signaling, are poorly understood. We hypothesized that …

Polikistik over sendromu ve hirsutizm

O Evliyaoğlu - Türk Pediatri Arşivi, 2011 - dergipark.org.tr
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a multi-factorial heterogenous disorder characterized by
chronic anovulation and hyperandrogenism. Diagnosis is based on clinical or laboratory …

[HTML][HTML] Serum anti-Müllerian hormone and inhibin B concentrations are not useful predictors of ovarian response during ovulation induction treatment with …

SL Fong, I Schipper, FH de Jong, APN Themmen… - Fertility and …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To describe changes of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and inhibin B during
low-dose gonadotropin ovulation induction (OI) treatment in women with polycystic ovary …

Exogenous hCG activity, but not endogenous LH activity, is positively associated with live birth rates in anovulatory infertility

JC Arce, J Smitz - Human Fertility, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. To evaluate, retrospectively, the roles of endogenous and exogenous luteinising
hormone (LH) activity on live birth rate in ovulation induction cycles. Methods. Associations …