Iron stores and obesity are negatively associated with ovarian volume and anti-Müllerian hormone levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

• Main Authors: Jehn-Hsiahn Yang (Author), Chia-Hung Chou (Author), Wei-Shiung Yang (Author), Hong-Nerng Ho (Author), Yu-Shih Yang (Author), Mei-Jou Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Obesity and insulin resistance are associated with increased iron stores, but have conflicting effects on ovarian reserve in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Iron-catalyzed oxidative stress might be detrimental to ovarian tissue and granulosa cell function. In this study we de...