Insulin Resistance in First-Degree Relatives of the Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
نویسندگان
1 MSC, Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 MSC, Midwife, University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
3 PhD of Biostatistics, Associate professor, Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences,
4 MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
5 Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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چکیده
Abstract Objective: Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia are common among the women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Familial aggregation of PCOS has implications on the role of heredity in this disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate insulin resistance among the fathers, mothers, and siblings of the women with ...