conclusions it is concluded that dietary supplementation of l-carnitine has no effect on serum levels of estrogen, progesterone and testosterone in cats following ovariohysterectomy. long-term study is recommended. background the benefits of the addition of l-carnitine to the diet of cats to control weight gain after the removal of their ovaries have been highlighted recently. it is also used i...

OBJECTIVE This study was performed to assess the prognostic value of serum hCG, progesterone, and inhibin A levels measured at 11 days post-ET for predicting pregnancy outcome in women participating in IVF. METHODS Between May 2005 and April 2008, sera were obtained from 70 infertile women who underwent IVF-ET at 11 days post-ET and stored. HCG, progesterone, and inhibin A levels were measure...

Background: The role of estrogen and progesterone in stroke is suggested in previous studies, but yet is controversial. Objectives: Comparing the plasma levels of estrogen and progesterone and their ratio in ischemic stroke patients and healthy population. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted from March to September of 2013. Sixty-six female patients older...

background: controlled ovarian stimulation combined with intra uterine insemination (iui) is a convenient treatment of infertility with a success rate of 11%. the clinical observation and pattern of progesterone secretion in this method is suggestive of luteal phase defect and postulated as an implicating factor of treatment failure. objective: to investigate the efficacy of luteal phase suppor...

In contrast to the impact of elevated progesterone on endometrial receptivity, the data on whether increased progesterone levels affects the quality of embryos is still limited. This study retrospectively enrolled 4,236 fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles and sought to determine whether increased progesterone is associated with adverse outcomes with regard to top quality embryos (TQE). Th...

The objective: to study the concentration of estradiol, progesterone, follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones, testosterone, prolactin cortisol in women with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) chronic psycho-emotional stress.Materials methods. We examined 100 reproductive age AUB stress (main group) 50 patients without (comparison group). 30 were included control group. diagnosis was made on...

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the level of progesterone and progesterone-induced blocking factor (PIBF), an immune mediator, in non-obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
 Materials Methods: Totally 72 were recruited into divided 2 groups: The first group was diagnosed PCOS (n = 36) second healthy control (n=36). diagnosis made according Rotterdam diagnostic criteria...

background: there are evidences regarding the prevalence of dysfunction in sexual function and behavior in diabetic people. experimental studies revealed a positive effect of withania somnifera on sexual function and behaviors. objective: in this research the effect of withania somnifera on sexual function in diabetic male wistar rats was assessed by measuring the serum levels of testosterone p...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE To verify whether progesterone concentration is changed in the maternal serum of intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR) pregnancies and to assess if there is a relationship between maternal progesterone and fetal Doppler velocimetry. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-five patients with intrauterine growth retardation infants and thirty-seven pregnant women with appropriate for...