Effect of two modes of antiandrogen treatment on insulin sensitivity and serum leptin in women with PCOS

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
M KrotkiewskiGöran Holm

Abstract

Androgens are suggested to interact with leptin production and with insulin sensitivity in both polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and obesity. The aim of the study was to follow these interactions along with two forms of antiandrogen treatment. Twenty women with PCOS were treated with ethinylestradiol and high dose of cyproteroneacetate (EE-CA) and 8 with the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogue goserelin for 6 months. The patients were divided into a low and a high body weight group and compared with a group of overweight women without PCOS. Both treatments resulted in a significant reduction of free testosterone but the concentration of leptin remained unchanged. EECA treatment resulted in deterioration and GnRH in improvement of insulin sensitivity. Serum leptin correlated only with body weight and body fat. It is concluded that leptin levels do not adequately reflect changes in insulin sensitivity or androgen levels after short-term antiandrogen or antigonadotropin treatment.

Citations

Nov 11, 2008·Obesity·Manuel Luque-RamírezHéctor F Escobar-Morreale
Dec 18, 2019·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Abigail SharpeAdam H Balen

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