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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Circulating levels of adipose products and differences in fat distribution in the ovulatory and anovulatory phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Michel FerinEnrico CarminaGiovam Battista RiniRogerio A. LoboPasquale MansuetoS. Bucchieri

subject

AdultLeptinOvulationmedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina Internaendocrine system diseasesmedia_common.quotation_subjectAdipokineAdipose tissueBiologyAnovulationInsulin resistanceAdipokinesInternal medicinemedicineBody Fat DistributionHumansNicotinamide PhosphoribosyltransferaseOvulationmedia_commonAdiponectinLeptinnutritional and metabolic diseasesObstetrics and Gynecologymedicine.diseasePolycystic ovaryfat distribution; polycystic ovary syndromeLipidsfemale genital diseases and pregnancy complicationsEndocrinologyC-Reactive ProteinPhenotypeReproductive Medicinefat distributionCase-Control StudiesFemaleAdiponectinInsulin ResistanceWaist CircumferenceRetinol-Binding Proteins PlasmaAnovulationPolycystic Ovary Syndrome

description

Central fat distribution is increased in anovulatory women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) compared with ovulatory PCOS and matched controls. Among secreted adipocytokines, this is reflected mainly in lower levels of adiponectin.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2009-01-01Fertility and sterility
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.007https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18455165