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Insulin resistance improves in hyperandrogenic women treated with Lupron
- Source :
- Fertility and Sterility. 60:634-641
- Publication Year :
- 1993
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1993.
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Abstract
- Objective To examine if changes in insulin sensitivity and glucose effectiveness in women with polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) occurred after ovarian androgen suppression with a GnRH agonist, leuprolide acetate (LA, Lupron; TAP Pharmaceuticals, Deerfield, IL) using the minimal model method. Design Twelve patients with PCOD were tested in the untreated state (baseline) and after 6 weeks of LA treatment. Subjects were divided into two groups based on the degree of impairment of their baseline insulin sensitivity index (S I ; (min –1 )( μ U/mL –1 ): mild insulin resistance (S I > 1) or severe insulin resistance (S I Results In all patients, serum T was significantly decreased from elevated baseline levels to normal female concentrations after 6 weeks of LA therapy. Insulin sensitivity in PCOD patients with mild insulin resistance significantly improved from baseline after 6 weeks of LA therapy, whereas no change in S I on LA therapy was seen in PCOD women with severe insulin resistance. Glucose utilization independent of increased insulin secretion did not change as a function of LA treatment in either group. Conclusion These findings indicate a significant improvement in S I in mildly insulin-resistant women with PCOD after suppression of ovarian function with LA treatment.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
business.operation
medicine.medical_treatment
Tap pharmaceuticals
Biology
Androgen suppression
Insulin resistance
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Insulin
Testosterone
Pancreatic hormone
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Glucose Tolerance Test
medicine.disease
Polycystic ovary
Polycystic ovarian disease
Endocrinology
Reproductive Medicine
Injections, Intravenous
Toxicity
Female
Insulin Resistance
Leuprolide
Hyperandrogenism
business
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00150282
- Volume :
- 60
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Fertility and Sterility
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0319498402742bd212c77d7fc613bbf5