Ibrahim, T., Ali, A., Radwan, M. (2020). Lipid Profile in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 78(2), 272-277. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.70969
Tharwat Ahmed El-Sayed Ibrahim; Ali El-Sharbrawy Ali; Mohamed El-Husseiny Radwan. "Lipid Profile in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 78, 2, 2020, 272-277. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.70969
Ibrahim, T., Ali, A., Radwan, M. (2020). 'Lipid Profile in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 78(2), pp. 272-277. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.70969
Ibrahim, T., Ali, A., Radwan, M. Lipid Profile in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2020; 78(2): 272-277. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.70969
Lipid Profile in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
1Obstetrics & Gynecology, El-Ahrar Hospital, Faculty of Medicine - Zagazig University, Egypt.
2Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine - Zagazig University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome and obesity contribute to the metabolic problems that reproductiveage women experience. Objective: This research aimed to examine the effect of abdominal obesity using BMI and the waist/hip ratio [WHR] on metabolic parameters in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Patients and Methods: This prospective study was carried out on eighty [80] women, aged 20- 35 years-old attending the Gynecology Clinic of Zagazig and Al-Ahrar Educational Hospital. The selected cases were divided into four groups after taking a written or verbal consent to be included in the study: Group I: Twenty cases of obese PCOS, Group II: Twenty cases of non-obese PCOS, Group III: Twenty cases of obese non-PCOS and Group IV: Twenty cases of non-obese non- PCOS. Results: Lipid profile in obese PCOS and non obese PCOS demonstrated statistically highly significant difference between both groups regarding serum total cholesterol, serum triglycerides and serum low density lipoprotein [LDL]. There was a statistically insignificant differences between both groups as regard serum very low density lipoprotein [VLDL]. Conclusions: This study showed that women with PCOS had atherogenic lipoprotein profile characterized by increased cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides especially in obese group, which might be a risk factor for developing cardiovascular complication.