Recently added articles from Gynecological Endocrinology:
Insulinoma in a third-trimester pregnant woman combined with pre-eclampsia: A case report and review of the diagnostic strategies
Jul 01, 2008; Christiansen, Erik; Vestergaard, Henrik ... Abstract Insulinomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors with an incidence of 4 per 1 000 000 person-years, being even rarer during pregnancy. During pregnancy most cases are recognized or become symptomatic during the first trimester. A 29-year-old woman, primigravida, was ...
Androgen receptor gene CAG repeat length in women with metabolic syndrome
Jul 01, 2008; Jääskeläinen, Jarmo; Korhonen, Seija; Kuulasmaa, Tiina; Kurl, Sangita; Niskanen, Leo; Vanhala, Matti; Hippeläinen, Maritta; Voutilainen, Raimo; Heinonen, Seppo ... Abstract Objective. The length of the androgen receptor gene CAG repeat [AR (CAG)^sub n^] modulates the activity of the androgen receptor (AR), and this polymorphism has been shown to modulate body fat mass and serum concentrations of insulin in men. We hypothesized that shorter AR ...
Partial 17[alpha]-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency - clinical report of five Chinese 46,XX cases
Jul 01, 2008; Tian, Qinjie; Zhang, Yiwen; Lu, Zhaolin ... Abstract Objectives. To summarize the clinical characteristics of partial 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase deficiency (17OHD) in 46,XX Chinese patients. Methods. Five cases of 46,XX partial 17OHD from Peking Union Medical College Hospital were studied retrospectively by ...
Letter to the Editor/Reply to Letter to the Editor
Jul 01, 2008; Raber, Wolfgang; Vierhapper, Heinrich; Ludwig, Michael; Jacobeit, Jens W; Mühlen, Alexander Von Zur; Benker, Georg ... WOLFGANG RABER & HEINRICH VIERHAPPER Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III, Klinische Abteilung für Endokrinologie & Stoffwechsel, Vienna, Austria Sir, We would like to comment on a recent article published in Gynecological Endocrinology by Ludwig and ...
Association of the CYP17 gene polymorphism with risk for uterine leiomyoma in Brazilian women
Jul 01, 2008; Vieira, Lucinda Coelho Esperança; Gomes, Mariano Tamura Vieira; De Aquino Castro, Rodrigo; De Souza, Naiara Correia Nogueira; Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro Da; Baracat, Edmund Chada; Girão, Manoel João Batista Castello ... Abstract Background. Uterine leiomyoma is the most common pelvic tumor in women of reproductive age. It is well established that endogenous sex hormones are involved in disease pathogenesis, and polymorphisms in genes encoding enzymes which act in the metabolism of steroid hormones, such ...
Does high serum progesterone level on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration affect pregnancy rate after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer?
Jul 01, 2008; Azem, Foad; Lessing, Joseph B; Malcov, Mira; Ben-Yosef, Dalit; Almog, Beni; Amit, Ami ... Abstract Objective. The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of serum progesterone (P) levels on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration on embryo quality and pregnancy rate in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. Design and setting ....
Postmenopausal vaginal atrophy correlates with decreased estradiol and body mass index and does not depend on the time since menopause
Jul 01, 2008; Repse-Fokter, Alenka; Takac, Iztok; Fokter, Samo K ... Abstract Objective. To evaluate the relationship between morphologic cell characteristics in Papanicolaou (Pap) smears and serum estradiol, body mass index (BMI) and the time elapsed since menopause. Study design. In 92 women Pap smears were grouped into atrophic and mature cell ...
Associations between serum testosterone levels, cell proliferation and progesterone receptor content in normal and malignant breast tissue in postmenopausal women
Jul 01, 2008; Hofling, Marie; Löfgren, Lars; Schoultz, Eva Von; Carlström, Kjell; Söderqvist, Gunnar ... Abstract Progestogens and progesterone receptors (PR) may play an important role in increased breast proliferation following combined estrogen/progestogen hormone therapy, while androgens may counteract this effect. In 50 untreated healthy postmenopausal women and 48 untreated ...
Abnormal response of insulin to glucose loading and assessment of insulin resistance in non-obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Jul 01, 2008; Takeuchi, Toru; Tsutsumi, Osamu; Taketani, Yuji ... Abstract Objectives. To investigate the insulin response to glucose loading and to determine which method is best in order to evaluate insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods. In order to eliminate the influence of obesity on the variables, all ...