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Revista Cubana de Endocrinología
versión On-line ISSN 1561-2953
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PADRON DURAN, Rubén S. y MONTEJO GOMEZ, Lidermys. Endocrine ovarian reserve in women with premature ovarian failure. Rev Cubana Endocrinol [online]. 2002, vol.13, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2953.
19 women with premature ovarian failure that were seen at the physician's office due to secondary hypergonadotropic amenorrhea were studied to determine the existence of some degree of ovarian endocrine reserve. A detailed medical history was taken and complementary examinations were made to define the cause. The basal levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), Prolactin (Prl), and Thyrotropin (TSH) were determined.The steroideal ovarian reserve was also determined by the dynamic test of hypophyseal inhibition of gonadotropins (Gn) with ethynyl estradiol and, later, it was estimulated with gonadotropic menopausic hormone (GMH).The basal levels of FSH, LH, E2, testosterone (T) and androstenedione (A'd) were calculated during inhibition and after the stimulation with GMH. It was found that the mean basal levels of FSH were higher than those of LH, the levels of E2 were low and Prl was normal on analyzing them as a group. The mean basal level of E2 was low and there was no increase of its mean levels after the stimulation with GMH. The mean basal levels of T were normal, unlike A'd that was low. No rise was observed poststimulation on being analyzed as a group. It was proved that 52.6 % of these patients have an ovarian estrogenic reserve, whereas only 20 % have an androgenic reserve. There were no important differences in the results of the dynamic test on dividing patients into 2 groups, according to the chronological age, time of amenorrhea and cause of POF, excepting that the reserve of T that was only found in those of idiopathic cause, which was not observed in those of immunological cause.
Palabras clave : OVARIAN FAILURE, PREMATURE [complications]; HYPOTHALAMUS-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM [abnormal]; ENDOCRINE GLANDS [abnormal].