Testosterone-associated blood pressure dysregulation in women with androgen excess polycystic ovary syndrome
Stone T, Yanes Cardozo L, Oluwatade T, Leone C, Burgos M, Okifo F, Pal L, Reckelhoff J, Stachenfeld N. Testosterone-associated blood pressure dysregulation in women with androgen excess polycystic ovary syndrome. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2023, 325: h232-h243. PMID: 37327000, PMCID: PMC10393337, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00164.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrogensBlood PressureBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansInsulinInsulin ResistanceObesityPolycystic Ovary SyndromeTestosteroneConceptsSympathetic nervous system activityBlood pressure dysregulationPolycystic ovary syndromeBody mass indexBaroreflex gainOvary syndromeBlood pressureObese insulin-resistant womenPolycystic ovary syndrome phenotypesRenin-angiotensin system activationSerum angiotensin-converting enzymeGonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistLower sympathetic nervous system activityLower body negative pressureHeightened cardiovascular riskInsulin-resistant womenSystolic blood pressureBody negative pressureNervous system activityAngiotensin-converting enzymeIR womenCardiovascular riskSerum aldosteroneBaroreflex controlDiastolic BPVitamin D and infertility
Simpson S, Pal L. Vitamin D and infertility. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 2023, 35: 300-305. PMID: 37266579, DOI: 10.1097/gco.0000000000000887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Mullerian HormoneEndometriosisFemaleHumansInfertility, FemaleLeiomyomaMalePolycystic Ovary SyndromePregnancySemenVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitaminsConceptsPolycystic ovarian syndromeVitamin DGynaecological disordersVitamin D serum levelsOvarian reserve parametersD serum levelsVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D statusDiminished ovarian reserveCommon gynaecological disorderReproductive health burdenHigher pregnancy rateD deficiencyD statusOvarian reserveOvarian syndromeInfertile womenSerum levelsUterine myomaMenstrual regularityEndometriosis patientsInsulin levelsUterine fibroidsHealth burdenPregnancy rate