Evaluation of glucose metabolism in women with multiple ovarian follicles

Abstract

Objective To investigate glucose metabolism in women with multiple ovarian follicles(MOF) and explore the relationship between glucose metabolism, insulin resistance and body weight. Methods We evaluated 46 women with MFO and 30 normal women as controls. All the subjects were given 75g of glucose orally in order to perform the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and insulin releasing test(IRT), and they were also evaluated for insulin resistance using the insulin resistance index with homeostatic model assessment(HOMA). Results The occurrence of impaired glucose tolerance in women with MOF was 10.87%, which was signifi- cantly higher than that in the control group(3.33%, P < 0.05). The rate of insulin resistance was 30.43% in the study group as com- pared to 10.00% in the control group. The results showed that there was significant difference between the two groups( P < 0.05). The levels of FSH, LH, PRL, E 2, T and P between the two groups had no significant difference( P > 0.05). BMI in women with impaired glucose tolerance was correlated positively to insulin resistance( r = 0.567, P < 0.05). Conclusion Abnormal glucose metabolism was observed in women with unitary multiple ovarian follicles, and this could be attributed to obesity and insulin resistance. Women with MOF and associated obesity should be subjected to OGTT so that their glucose levels can be monitored as a preventive measure.