Endocrine Abstracts

We already know that woman with PCOS face increased risk of glucose intolerance, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. However, it seems that it doesn’t apply to all women with PCOS and depends on their phenotypes.Aim of the study: Evaluation of tissue glucose utilization and lipid’s profile in different PCOS phenotypes.Materials and Methods: 69 PCOS women were divided into ten phenotypes groups, accord...

Aim: To assess lipid levels in patients with PCOS and normal body weight.Materials and methods: 139 patients admitted to the Gynaecologic Endocrinology Clinic of the Jagiellonian University’s Collegium Medicum agreed to take part in this research, and PCOS, according to the Rotterdam criteria, was found in 96 of them. The control group consisted of 43 patients with FAI <5. All of the 96 patients had a normal (BMI <25) body weight. This index...

Aim: To assess lipid levels in patients with PCOS and BMI >25.Materials and methods: 102 patients admitted to the Gynaecologic Endocrinology Clinic of the Jagiellonian University’s Collegium Medicum agreed to take part in this research, and PCOS, according to the Rotterdam criteria, was found in 87 of them. The control group consisted of 15 patients with FAI <5. All of the 87 patients had BMI >25. This index, as well as blood samples, we...