ASSESSMENT LEVELS OF SOME REPRODUCTIVE HORMONES FOR IRAQI INFERTILE WOMEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO TYPE AND DURATION OF INFERTILITY
Hind Mahmood Jumaah AL-Mafraji* and Muhammad-Baqir M.R. Fakhridin
ABSTRACT
The present study aims to identifying the changes in the levels of some reproductive hormones including follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin (PRL), estradiol (E2), testosterone and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) according to type and duration of infertility. Two hundred fifty Iraqi infertile women were involved in the current study during their attendance to the High Institute for Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies/Al-Nahrain University. A full history has been obtained from each women including: personal history, menstruation history and infertility status. Blood samples were collected to determine the levels of serum FSH, LH, PRL, E2, testosterone and TSH. The crude data were statistically
analyzed. The mean age of subjects was 29.992±0.505 with a range from 16 to 53 years. The mean duration of infertility was 6.604±0.236 years with a range from 1 to 18 years. Levels of serum FSH, LH, prolactin, estradiol, testosterone and TSH showed no significant differences (P>0.05) between two types of infertility. Highest level of S.FSH was recorded in the duration infertility of (6-10 years), while lowest level of S.FSH was appeared in the duration infertility of (1-5 years). The levels of serum LH, prolactin, estradiol, testosterone and TSH, no significant differences (P<0.05) were appeared among infertility durations (1-5 years, 6-10 years and <11 years). The current study provide a precise investigation for infertile women which is very important for diagnosis and treatment. Also, an advance age has real impact on fertility of women through hormonal imbalance. An increasing duration of infertility related to abnormalities in the levels of reproductive hormones and increasing number of abortions.
Keywords: Women, Infertility, Hormone, Thyroid, Menstrual cycle.
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