ArticleBMC research notes2019
Weight management merits attention in women with infertility: a cross-sectional study on the association of anthropometric indices with hormonal imbalance in a Ghanaian population.
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- Obesity and overweight and associated factors among women with infertility undergoing assisted reproductive technology treatment in a low income setting.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Establish a noninvasive model to screen metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in children aged 6-14 years in China and its applications in high-obesity-risk countries and regions.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Article
- The relationship between cardiometabolic index and infertility in American adults: a population-based study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Knowledge, perceptions, and management of symptoms of hormonal imbalance among adolescent girls in selected schools in Ghana: a qualitative exploratory study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Lived experiences and coping strategies of persons seeking infertility treatment in the Kumasi metropolis: a descriptive phenomenological study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Fibronectin Molecular Status in Plasma of Women with Endometriosis and Fertility Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study determined the association of anthropometric indices with hormonal imbalance among infertile women in a Ghanaian population.
resultsFollicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels (18.47 vs. 8.67, p-value = 0.002), and luteinizing hormone (LH) (12.43 vs. 8.01, p-value = 0.044) were higher in women with primary infertility compared with women presenting with secondary infertility. Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) showed significant negative partial correlation with prolactin in both primary and secondary infertile women. Also a significant negative partial correlation was observed between BMI and prolactin in secondary infertile women only. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) showed a positive association with LH in both primary and secondary infertility. WHR also showed significant positive correlation to LH/FSH ratio in secondary infertility whereas body adiposity index (BAI) showed a negative correlation to LH/FSH ratio. In a correlation analysis of anthropometric measures with hormonal profile and causes of infertility as a fixed factor, the association between anthropometric indices and fertility hormones was largely dependent on the underlying causes of infertility.
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