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Relationship of Serum Leptin and Reproductive Hormones in Unexplained Infertile and Fertile Females.

Mukhtiar Baig, Abid Azhar, Rehana Rehman, Hareem Syed, Saba Tariq, Zohair J Gazzaz

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mukhtiar BaigMedical Education and Simulation, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU.
Abid AzharKarachi Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, University of Karachi, Karachi, PAK.
Rehana RehmanBiological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PAK.
Hareem SyedInternal Medicine, Civil Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Saba TariqPharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, PAK.
Zohair J GazzazInternal Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU.
Aga Khan University · PKKing Abdulaziz University · SAUniversity of Karachi · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the relationship between serum leptin and reproductive hormones in females with unexplained infertility (UI). METHODOLOGY: It was a case-control study conducted in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Department and Infertility Clinic, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 235 primary infertile females with an unidentified cause of infertility were selected from the Infertility Clinics. The patients were excluded if they were found to have polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, tubal blockage, irregular menstrual cycles, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, hyperprolactinemia, hyperandrogenemia, fasting blood sugar >110 mg/dl, and male factor infertility. A total of 205 healthy, fertile females were selected from the general population. The blood samples of both groups were collected on the 12th and 21st day of their menstrual cycle. Serum leptin, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and E2 levels were measured. Statistical analysis was executed using the SPSS version 16 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL).

resultsNo significant difference was observed in leptin values of fertile and UI females, 37.110±1.19 vs. 35.321±0.901. In the preovulatory phase (12th day) of the cycle, infertile subjects with body mass index (BMI) <20 and 20-24.9 had significantly higher values for leptin (p<0.05), whereas, with an increase in BMI, leptin levels were reduced in these females. Leptin was reduced further in the luteal phase of infertile females with BMI 25-30, with a significantly lower value for FSH (p<0.005), LH (p<0.005), and estradiol (p<0.005. In infertile subjects, it correlated with estradiol (r=0.501, p<0.005), BMI (r=0.903, p<0.001), and progesterone (r=0.146, p<0.05).

conclusionLow levels of leptin observed to have an increase in the BMI of UI females were associated with a reduced estradiol and progesterone production in the luteal phase of the cycle.

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body mass indexfemalesleptinunexplained infertility

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