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ea0028p287 | Reproduction | SFEBES2012

The interrelationship between serum Luteinising Hormone (LH) and Insulin Resistance (IR) in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Davis Caroline , Fletcher Emma , Chapman A.

In women with PCOS, raised serum LH concentration is associated with lower age and BMI; converse associations are identified in women with IR. Our initial analysis of women with PCOS showed a 20–30% overlap of women with both raised serum LH concentration and IR. To investigate further the relationship between LH and IR we analysed endocrine data from a group of women diagnosed with PCOS by Rotterdam criteria. Notes of 241 women identified as having PCOS were reviewed; me...