Open AccessWomen with epilepsy and infertility have different reproductive hormone profile than others
Author(s) -
Sanjeev V Thomas,
P. S. Sarma,
C Nirmala,
Annamma Mathai,
Sara Thomas,
Asha Thomas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.120460
Subject(s) - medicine , luteinizing hormone , infertility , follicular phase , hormone , prolactin , androstenedione , body mass index , epilepsy , luteal phase , testosterone (patch) , gynecology , pregnancy , androgen , psychiatry , biology , genetics
One-third of women with epilepsy (WWE) may experience infertility (failure to conceive after 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse). We aimed to compare the hormone profile of WWE and infertility (WWE-I) with that of WWE who had conceived earlier (WWE-F).