Advanced search
Publication Cover
Gynecological Endocrinology Volume 10, 1996 - Issue 5
Submit an article Journal homepage
31
Views
33
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Hypogonadotropic patients with ultrasonographically detected polycystic ovaries: endocrine response to pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone

M. Schachter Reproductive Endocrinology, Cobbold Laboratories, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
,
A. H. Balen Reproductive Endocrinology, Cobbold Laboratories, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
,
A. Patel Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
&
H. S. Jacobs Reproductive Endocrinology, Cobbold Laboratories, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
Pages 327-335 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

References

  • Conway G. S., Honour J. W., Jacobs H. S. Heterogeneity of the polycystic ovary syndrome: clinical, endocrine and ultrasound features in 556 patients. Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf) 1989; 30: 459–70
  • Adams J., Poison D. W., Abdulwahid N., Morris D. V., Franks S., Mason H. D., Tucker M., Price J., Jacobs H. S. Multifollicular ovaries: clinical and endocrine features and response to pulsatile gonadotropin releasing hormone. Lancet 1985; 2: 1375–8
  • Adams J., Poison D. W., Franks S. Prevalence of polycystic ovaries in women with anovulation and idiopathic hirsutism. Br. Med. J. 1986; 293: 355–9
  • Yen S. C.C, Vela P., Rankin J. Inappropriate secretion of follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone in polycystic ovarian disease. J. Clin. Endocrinol. 1970; 30: 435–42
  • Rebar R., Judd H. L., Yen S. C.C, Rakoff J., Vandenberg G., Naftolin F. Characterization of the inappropriate gonadotropin secretion in polycystic ovary syndrome. J. Clin. Invest. 1976; 57: 1320–9
  • Insler V., Barash A., Zadik Z., Lunenfeld B., Borenstein R., Chen M. The effect of pituitary suppression on follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone levels and pulsatility patterns in patients with polycystic ovarian disease. Isr. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 1991; 2: 157–63
  • Abdulwahid N. A., Adams J., Van der Spuy Z. M., Jacobs H. S. Gonadotropin control of follicular development. Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf.) 1985; 23: 613–26
  • Santoro N., Weirman M. E., Filicori M., Waldstreicher J., Crowley W. F. Intravenous administration of pulsatile gonadotropin releasing hormone in hypothalamic amenorrhea: effects of dosage. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 1986; 62: 109–16
  • Shoham Z., Conway G. S., Patel A., Jacobs H. S. Polycystic ovaries in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: similarity of ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation to patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil. Steril. 1992; 58: 37–47
  • Homburg R., Eshel A., Armar N. A., Tucker M., Mason P. W., Adams J., Kilbourn J., Sutherland I. A., Jacobs H. S. One hundred pregnancies after treatment with pulsatile luteinizing hormone releasing hormone to induce ovulation. Br. Med. J. 1989; 298: 809–12
  • Mason P., Adams J., Morris D. V. Induction of ovulation with pulsatile luteinizing hormone releasing hormone. Br. Med. J. 1984; 288: 181–9
  • Jacobs H. S. Polycystic ovaries and polycystic ovary syndrome. Gynecol. Endocrinol. 1978; 1: 113–31
  • Filicori M., Flamigni C., Cognigni G., Delhi P., Michelacci L., Arnone R. Increased insulin secretion in patients with multifollicular and polycystic ovaries and its impact on ovulation induction. Fertil. Steril. 1994; 62: 279–85
  • Messinis I. E., Hirsch P., Templeton A. A. Follicle stimulating hormone stimulates the production of gonadotropin surge attenuating factor (GnSAF. in vivo). Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf.) 1991; 35: 403–7
  • Filicori M., Flamigni C., Merrigiola M. C., Ferrari P., Michelacci L., Campaniello E., Valdiserri A., Cognigni G. Endocrine response determines the clinical outcome of pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone ovulation induction in different ovulatory disorders. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 1991; 72: 965–72
  • Cumming D. C., Reid R. L., Quigley M. E., Rebar R. W., Yen S. S. C. Evidence for decreased endogenous dopamine and opioid inhibitory influences on LH secretion in polycystic ovary syndrome. Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf.) 1984; 20: 643–8
  • Adashi E. Y., Hsueh A. J. W., Yen S. S. C. Insulin enhancement of luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone release by cultured pituitary cells. Endocrinology 1981; 108: 1441–9
  • Balen A. H., Jacobs H. S. Gonadotropin surge attenuating factor: a missing link in the control of LH secretion. Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf.) 1991; 35: 399–402
  • Littman B. A., Hodgen G. D. Human menopausal gonadotropin stimulation in monkeys: blockade of the luteinizing hormone surge by a highly transient ovarian factor. Fertil. Steril. 1984; 41: 440–7
  • Danforth D. R., Sinosich M. J., Anderson T. L., Cheng C. Y., Bardin C. W., Hodgen G. D. Identification of a gonadotropin surge inhibiting factor in follicular fluid and its differentiation from inhibin. Biol. Reprod. 1987; 37: 1075–82
  • Messinis I. E., Templeton A. A. Attenuation of gonadotropin release and reserve in superovulated women by gonadotropin surge attenuating factor (GnSAF). Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf) 1991; 34: 259–63

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.