Open AccessCirculating levels of vitamin D3 and leptin in lean infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Author(s) -
Ayman Shehata Dawood,
Adel E. Elgergawy,
Ahmed Elhalwagy
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/jhrs.jhrs_40_18
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , leptin , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , case control study , hormone , endocrinology , infertility , pathogenesis , obstetrics and gynaecology , vitamin , physiology , pregnancy , obesity , insulin resistance , biology , genetics
The objective of this study is to measure levels of Vitamin D 3 and leptin and assess their relation of each to the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).