2021
Androgen Effects on Baroreflex Sensitivity in Women with AE‐PCOS
Stone T, Chiles M, Leone C, Pal L, Stachenfeld N. Androgen Effects on Baroreflex Sensitivity in Women with AE‐PCOS. The FASEB Journal 2021, 35 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.s1.04149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMuscle sympathetic nerve activityLower body negative pressureSympathetic baroreflex sensitivityPolycystic ovary syndromeBaroreflex sensitivityBR controlDiastolic BPHormone suppressionImpaired blood pressure regulationGonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonistOral glucose tolerance testDays of GnRHSympathetic nerve activityInsulin-resistant womenMean arterial pressureVascular resistance changesReproductive-age womenGlucose tolerance testBody negative pressureBlood pressure regulationSuppression of E2Bursts/100 heartbeatsCardiovascular comorbiditiesPCOS phenotypeResistant women
2016
Predictors of Scalp Hair Thinning in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Ikhena D, Williams J, Naqvi N, Pal L. Predictors of Scalp Hair Thinning in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. US Endocrinology 2016, 12: 26. DOI: 10.17925/use.2016.12.01.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolycystic ovary syndromeLow-density lipoproteinOvary syndromeHair thinningTwo-hour oral glucose tolerance testSymptoms of PCOSOral glucose tolerance testMultivariable logistic regression analysisTertiary care teaching institutionSerum androgen levelsSerum low-density lipoproteinBody mass indexGlucose tolerance testMain outcome measuresCross-sectional studyLogistic regression analysisQuality of lifeIndependent predictorsMass indexSmoking statusAcanthosis nigricansTolerance testDisturbed sleepMetabolic predictorsAndrogen levels