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ea0029p939 | Female Reproduction | ICEECE2012

AMH and INSL3 levels in ovulatory and anovulatory women with the polycystic ovary syndrome

Pelusi C. , Gambineri A. , Fanelli F. , Pariali M. , Pasquali R.

Introduction: Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3) represent ovarian functional markers of granulosa and theca cells respectively. This study investigated AMH and INSL3 plasma levels in two groups of ovulatory or anovulatory women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and their relationship with ovarian morphology and androgen levels.Methods: AMH and INSL3 were measured in a cohort of 57 patients with PCOS classified in two gro...

ea0029p1056 | Male Reproduction | ICEECE2012

Two infertile patients with 45X/46XY mosaicism and structural rearrangements of chromosome Y present with different phenotypes

Ibarra Gasparini D. , Pelusi C. , Gambineri A. , Altieri P. , Scarano E. , Mazzanti L. , Pasquali R.

Introduction: Within the high prevalence of male infertility there is the rare 45,X/46,XY mosaicism, associated or not with hypogonadism. The phenotypes of this genetical disorder present with a wide variability ranging from Turner stigmata to apparent normal male.Case report: Two men who presented with azoospermia in the context of couple infertility were subsequently found to be affected by 45,X/46,XY mosaicism. Physical examination revealed a complete...