Resistin levels of serum and follicular fluid in non-obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome during IVF cycles.
OBJECTIVE
To measure serum and follicular resistin, steroids hormone levels in women with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) (BMI (body mass index)<25 kg/m(2)), to assess possible correlations of resistin to hormonal and metabolic parameters and to analyze the clinical outcomes of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) in women with PCOS and tubal infertility.


METHODS
We analyzed the clinical outcomes of IVF-ET in women with PCOS (BMI<25 kg/m(2)) and tubal infertility during the years 2002 to 2004 and compared the serum and follicular fluid resistin levels, estradiol (E(2)), progesterone (P), testosterone (T) levels in 20 PCOS and 20 healthy, age-matched women without PCOS during IVF-stimulated cycles. The correlations between the resistin levels and the outcomes of IVF-ET were evaluated.


RESULTS
No significant differences in resistin levels of either serum or follicular fluid between PCOS and control group were found. However, resistin levels in serum were higher than that in follicular fluid in both groups. Multiple regression analysis showed that resistin levels in serum did not correlate with BMI, estradiol, LH (luteinizing hormone) and insulin level in fasting blood. No significant correlations were found between follicular fluid reisistin levels and fertilization rate, implantation rate, clinical pregnancy rate or early miscarriage rate in both PCOS and control groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results show that resistin does not have correlation with the hormonal and metabolic parameters as well as the outcomes of IVF. These data suggest that resistin is unlikely to be a local determinant factor in steroidogenesis and growth and maturation of oocytes during IVF-ET in lean women with PCOS.
Lu
Xiu-E
XE
Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China. loulu63@sohu.com
Huang
He-Feng
HF
Li
Mei-Gen
MG
Zhu
Yi-Min
YM
Qiang
Yu-Li
YL
Dong
Min-Yue
MY
D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D015571:Follicular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome
D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones