amenorrhea/carbohydrate

BACKGROUND The association of normal serum levels of immunoassayable gonadotrophins with anovulation during lactational amenorrhoea (LA) has not been fully explained. METHODS Serum FSH polymorphism was analysed in 10 women during LA between days 60 and 70 post-partum and again, in the mid-follicular

To assess the potential influence of diet and endogenous peptide anabolic hormone secretion on exercise-related differences in body composition, we compared levels of macronutrient intake, insulinlike growth factor I (IGF-I), and fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM) in matched groups of exercising

OBJECTIVE Functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea (FHA) is a consequence of low dietary intake as observed in two major pathophysiological conditions, anorexia nervosa and/or intensive physical exercise. The aim of the present study was to assess in women with FHA and normal body mass index (BMI) and

The development of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA) in weight-stable, nonathletic women has long been thought to be psychogenic in origin. This study was designed to gain insight into the possibility that nutritional deficits and compensatory endocrine-metabolic adaptations contribute to the

OBJECTIVE Compared with men, women use more fat and less carbohydrate to fuel exercise at the same relative intensity. Circulating levels of estrogen and progesterone are likely to play an important role in explaining this gender difference in exercise substrate utilization. METHODS Studies, mainly

The assessment of nutrition status, anthropometry, eating disorders, fat tissue and leptin levels in 48 patients with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA) was conducted. The study of nutrition status revealed a discrepancy between the caloric intake and energy expenditure in 50% of patients,

OBJECTIVE To quantify proton containing metabolites by in vitro 1H NMR spectroscopy of amniotic fluids from fetuses with spina bifida and controls. METHODS Fourteen amniotic fluids from spina bifida fetuses and 18 controls were obtained. Concentrations of carbohydrates, organic acids and amino acids

BACKGROUND The rapid growth of the developing brain during early post-natal life makes it particularly vulnerable to a nutritional deficit. The neurological development of the very low birth weight preterm infant could be related to early lipid supply. OBJECTIVE To evaluate in preterm infants of

Acanthosis nigricans (ACN) is associated with ovarian disorders or abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism. We saw a 21-year-old woman who had primary amenorrhea and ACN. Results of endocrine studies showed anovulation and low serum estradiol levels with increased gonadotropin concentrations.

OBJECTIVE To propose plausible criteria with which to identify menopausal women with PCOS. METHODS A cross-sectional study involving the baseline data of 713 menopausal women at admission to the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. METHODS PCOS was

Several population-based studies have shown a significant association between TSH-level and BMI (body mass index). About 30% of the rest energy expenditure are regulated by thyroid hormones, which generated the hypothesis that thyroid hormone substitution with TSH-titration into the lower reference

Ovarian Tumors with Endocrine Repercussion make-up 5% of neoplasms in this gland, occupying the first place are the estrogen-producing tumors, in the second place are the androgen-producing tumors, progesterone, corticosteroids and renin are exceptional. In these tumors' nomenclature has existed a

Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) has negative effect on the development and functioning of the reproductive system in young girls. The time of onset of type 1 DM (especially in the puberty period), duration of the disease, and poor compensation of disturbed carbohydrate metabolism are supposed to be

Both monophasic and triphasic formulations of ethinyl estradiol plus norgestimate, a progestin with marked progesterone-receptor affinity and minimal androgen-receptor affinity, have been evaluated in numerous clinical studies designed to determine if norgestimate's receptor-binding profile provides

Women entering menopause should be informed of the benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy and of the variety of regimens available. One option, a continuous combined regimen of conjugated equine estrogen 0.625 mg and medroxyprogesterone acetate 2.5 mg, maintains the beneficial effects of