title: Relationship between the delayed-reaction type of LH-RH test and obesity in sterile women with ovulatory disturbances: a preliminary report.
abstract: We investigated 312 sterile women to look for a possible relationship between obesity and infertility. The LH-RH test was performed on 113 of these women. The obesity index was determined according to the Japanese variation of Broca's index. The results were as follows: (1) Among 312 sterile women, 8.7% were obese and one-fifth of anovulatory patients showed a tendency toward obesity. (2) The pregnancy rate was lower in obese women. (3) The delayed-reaction type in the LH-RH test was observed in 29.2% of total patients; the rate in patients with anovulation (20.4%) was lower than that in those with ovulation (37.3%). (4) The rate of the delayed-reaction type in anovulatory obese patients was 100%. This evidence shows that obesity was related to anovulation and/or infertility, as determined by the delayed-reaction type in the LH-RH test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kusakari
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitao
mesh_terms: D000858:Anovulation / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007564:Japan; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone