purpose oligo/amenorrhea, as a part of the female athlete triad has adverse effects on the athlete's bone mineral density (bmd) and cardiovascular system. hypoestrogenism, due to suppression of hypothalamus-pituitary axis (hpa) as a result of energy imbalance, is the possible cause of the triad. this study was designed based on following up and reassessment of elite female athletes who were dia...

UNLABELLED Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disease. PCOS afflicts 5 to 10 % of women of reproductive age. The symptoms are: amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, infertility, chronic hyperandrogenic anovulation and acne. OTHER RISK FACTORS AGGRAVATE THIS CONDITION insulin resistance, obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, inflammation and subclinical cardiovascular di...

The polycystic ovary syndrome was diagnosed according to the following criteria: [1] bilateral polycystic ovaries on ultrasonography; [2] oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, or chronic anovulation, or any combination of these conditions; [3] hyperandrogenemia (elevated serum levels of testosterone, free testosterone, or androstenedione); [4] elevated serum LH levels; and [5] exclu...

Background Among the infertility disorders, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common, affecting approximately 4 million women in the U.S. and more than 100 million women worldwide.1 PCOS is characterized by both reproductive and metabolic dysfunctions with familial clustering.2 From a reproductive perspective, PCOS is a heterogeneous syndrome characterized by hyperandrogenism ...

objective: some data are available on the association between components of the insulin resistance syndrome and serum ferritin. insulin resistance is observed in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) we hypothesize that body iron stores might be increased in these women. materials and methods: two hundred and six people (103 pcos patients and 103 healthy women who were matched for age)...

UNLABELLED The aim of the study was to investigate symptoms of hyperprolactinemia such as oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, galactorrhea, and correlation between hyperprolactinemia and MRI of hypophysis in infertile women. MATERIAL AND METHODS During the 10 years period, we have studied 87 patients investigated for infertility causes and with hyperprolactinemia findings, in our patients we have con...

n engl j med 358;24 www.nejm.org june 12, 2008 2649 negative predictive value.1 It should be noted that plasma levels of imatinib in patients given high doses of the drug exceed those of the no­effect level in the study of rat fertility. We also disagree with the specific reservations expressed by the correspondents. The time relationship was rea­ sonable, with oligomenorrhea occurring a few mo...

Steroid cell tumors (SCTs) of the ovary are a rare subgroup of sex cord tumors, account for less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors, and also will present at any age. These tumors can produce steroids, especially testosterone, and may give symptoms like hirsutism, hair loss, amenorrhea, or oligomenorrhea. For the evaluation of androgen excess, testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-...

In women, both hyperand hypo-thyroidism may result in menstrual disturbances. In hyperthyroidism the most common manifestations are simple oligomenorrhea and anovulatory cycles. Hypothyroidism results in changes in cycle length, amount of bleeding, and usually is associated with abnormal menstrual cycles characterized mainly by polymenorrhea and anovulatory cycles (Krassas et al., 1999). Also s...