Valeria Tagliaferri, Daniela Romualdi, Elisa Scarinci, Simona De Cicco, Christian Di Florio, Valentina Immediata, Anna Tropea, Carla Mariaflavia Santarsiero, Antonio Lanzone, Rosanna Apa
The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of 6 months of melatonin administration on clinical, endocrine, and metabolic features of women affected by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This is a prospective cohort study including 40 normal-weight women with PCOS between January and September 2016, enrolled in an academic research environment. Ultrasonographic pelvic examinations, hirsutism score evaluation, hormonal profile assays, oral glucose tolerance test, and lipid profile at baseline and after 6 months of melatonin administration were performed...
February 2018: Reproductive Sciences