Determinants of low bone mineral density in premenopausal polycystic ovary syndrome patients

Karadag C., Yoldemir T., YAVUZ D.

GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.33, no.3, pp.234-237, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/09513590.2016.1250256
  • Journal Name: GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.234-237
  • Keywords: Bone mineral density, HOMA-IR, hyperandrogenemia, MATSUDA, polycystic ovary syndrome, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, TESTOSTERONE LEVELS, BODY-COMPOSITION, LEAN WOMEN, HYPERINSULINEMIA, SENSITIVITY, HIRSUTISM
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the bone mineral density (BMD) values and to determine the associations between BMD and insulin sensitivity, hyperandrogenemia, body mass index (BMI), and sex hormones in premenopausal polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients.