Endocrine Abstracts

There is a strong correlation between metabolic status (e.g. obesity, diabetes, alcohol use and abuse) and reproductive functions. Disruptions of metabolic status affecting the reproductive system are often manifested as decrease in secretion of hormone (GnRH) and (LH), disruptions of secretion of sex steroids and estrus cycles (in animals) or menstrual cycles (in women), and may even lead to infertility. Diabetes and obesity are also correlated with hypogondism, which is repo...