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T Douchi

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PubMed1996

Effects of weight loss on bone mineral density in rats.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of weight loss on bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS: Eight-week-old female rats were divided into 4 groups: Those in Group A received a restricted diet for 4 weeks; those in Group B received a restricted diet and were treated with estrogen; those in Group C were castrated; and those in Group D underwent sham operations. The rat's body weight (BW) and vaginal smears were checked, and their femoral BMD was measured. RESULTS: The BW and BMD at 12 weeks were lower in Groups A and B than in Groups C and D; thereafter, however, these values increased for Groups A and B, but were still lower than those in Group D even at 20 weeks. In Group C, the BMD did not decrease, but it was significantly lower than that in Group D at 16 and 20 weeks. Group A showed continuous diestrus 2 weeks after dietary restriction began, but recovered to a 4-day cycle 2 weeks after the initiation of free food consumption. CONCLUSION: Weight loss had a greater effect on BMD than hypoestrogenism.

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PubMed1996

The relation between body-fat distribution and lipid metabolism in postmenopausal women.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between body-fat distribution and lipid metabolism in postmenopausal women. METHODS: Fifty-four women (mean: 61.8 +/- 7.8 years old) showing hyperlipidemia and 63 controls were enrolled in this study. Their baseline characteristics and body-fat indices, as measured by DEXA, were compared. The correlations between the serum-lipid levels and the variables were evaluated. RESULTS: The amount of upper-half-body fat and the body-fat ratio were significantly higher in the hyperlipidemia group. In single-regression analysis, there were low levels of correlation between the serum TC levels and the amount of upper-half-body fat and the upper-body fat ratio. There was a low level of correlation between the serum TG level and the amount of upper-half-body fat, the upper-lower-half-body-fat ratios, and the upper-half-body-fat ratio. After adjusting for variables, the serum TC and TG levels best correlated with the amount of upper-half-body-fat (r = 0.458, r = 457, respectively). CONCLUSION: In postmenopausal women, lipid metabolism is reflected in the amount of upper-half-body fat, irrespective of age and the body-mass index (BMI).

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PubMed1995

Body fat distribution in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate body fat distribution in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS: Body weight, body mass index (BMI), and six indices of body fat measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry were compared in 40 women with PCOS and 97 age-matched controls. The possible correlations between the body fat characteristics and serum androgen levels were evaluated in the 40 PCOS women. Body fat distribution was classified into upper- (N = 24) and lower-half body type (N = 16), and androgen levels and the incidence of hirsutism were compared in the two types. RESULTS: The BMI, body fat ratio, upper-half body fat ratio, and upper-half/lower-half body fat ratio were significantly higher in PCOS women than in controls. After adjustment for age, height, and body weight, the upper-half/lower-half body fat ratio was still significant (P < .001). The PCOS subjects exhibited a significant positive correlation between the upper-half/lower-half body fat ratio and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S) levels (r = 0.607, P < .01) as well as testosterone levels (r = 0.585, P < .05). Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate and testosterone levels were significantly higher in those with the upper-half body type than in those with the lower-half body type (P < .001). After adjustment for confounding variables, only DHEA-S was still significantly higher in this body type (P < .05). CONCLUSION: Serum DHEA-S levels seem to be associated with upper-half body fat distribution in women with PCOS, irrespective of body weight.

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PubMed1995

Changes of bone mineral density in pregnant and postpartum women.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of pregnancy and postpartal lactation on bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS: In this study, the BMD of 22 pregnant women in a longitudinal study, and of 75 pregnant and 111 puerperant women in a cross-sectional study was estimated at the distal radius of the forearm by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. BMD was measured on 8 separate occasions from the first trimester of pregnancy to 24 months' postpartum. RESULTS: In none of 22 pregnant women was there any noticeable change in BMD during pregnancy. Whereas no significant change in BMD occurred during the 12-month postpartum period in 11 non-lactating women, 11 women who breastfed had a significant decrease in BMD at 1, 3, and 6 months' postpartum, with all of them showing a further decrease in BMD at 12 months' postpartum. The BMD of the radius was significantly lower in the breast-feeders than in the formula-feeders at all postpartal times of evaluation except at 24 months' postpartum. CONCLUSION: It can be recommended that lactating women receive appropriate treatments for saving BMD during lactation.

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PubMed1992

[Primary amenorrhea and hirsutism associated with hyperinsulinemia type A].

Hyperinsulinemia type A, which is a very rare disease, is often manifested in menstrual disorders and/or anovulation. Recently, a 19-year-old woman diagnosed with hyperinsulinemia and acanthosis nigricans, visited our outpatient clinic complaining primarily of amenorrhea and hirsutism. Endocrinological studies revealed normal LH and FSH levels, low estradiol (42.3pg/ml) and high androgens (testosterone: Over 150ng/ml, delta androstenedione: 4.8ng/ml) in serum. Her fasting insulin level was excessively high (over 320 microU/ml). UST showed bilateral polycystic ovaries. These data support the hypothesis of a pathogenic mechanism of ovarian dysfunction in patients with hyperinsulinemia; that is, too much insulin stimulates ovaries directly, followed by the production of androgens and the formation of polycystic ovaries. Strict dietary management of this patient failed to cause spontaneous vaginal bleeding. Progesterone administration did not cause withdrawal vaginal bleeding. These findings suggest that the higher that insulin level is, the more difficult it is to induce ovulation.

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PubMed1991

[A report of a transsphenoidal operation during pregnancy for a pituitary adenoma].

A 29-year old female, in her second pregnancy, complained of headache, nausea, vomiting and left blurred vision. In spite of improvement of these symptoms in the second postpartum, she complained of recurrent symptoms in her third pregnancy. CT and MRI showed a pituitary adenoma with hematoma. It was totally removed using the transsphenoidal approach during pregnancy at 8 months. The histological examination revealed that the tumor was an acidophilic adenoma with a hemorrhagic change. A healthy baby was born at the full term after the operation. Our transsphenoidal operation during pregnancy was only the second such attempt reported in our collected literature. The management of the pituitary tumor during pregnancy is discussed.

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PubMed1983

[Studies on relationship between shape of uterine cavity on hysterosalpingography and menstrual disorder].

Eight hundred and twenty five infertility patients were investigated to reassess the association between uterine mild anomaly and menstrual disorder proposed as a new syndrome by Sørensen. A hysterosalpingogram we classified the shape of the uterine cavity into 4 types: Normal uterus, T-shaped uterus, arcuate uterus and others (included septate uterus, bicornuate uterus,--), and also classified the size of the uterine cavity into 3 groups; large uterus, medium-sized uterus and small uterus. After classification of uterine shape and size, menstrual disorder in each patient was reviewed and the correlation between uterine anomaly and menstrual disorder was examined. Five hundred and twenty eight out of 770 patients (68.6%) were assigned to normal uterus, 75(7.9%) to T-shape uterus, 148(19.2%) to arcuate uterus and 19(2.5%) to others. Their incidences of menstrual disorder were 31.4%, 37.2%, 39.2% and 42.1%, respectively, and no significant difference was found among them. There were 55 patients (7.3%) with a large uterus, 655(87.2%) with a medium-sized uterus and 41(5.5%) with a small uterus. The incidences of menstrual disorder were 16.4%, 35% and 34.1%, respectively, and there was significant difference in incidence between large uterus and medium-sized uterus. The uterine fundal depression index (FDI) was used as a parameter to evaluate uterine mild anomaly. The incidences of menstrual disorder were 29.8% in the FDI-0 group, 32.9% in the FDI-1 approximately 10 group, 42.7% in the FDI-11 approximately 20 group, 45.5% in the FDI-21 approximately 30 group and 22.2% in the FDI-over 31 group. However, it was difficult to find a difference in the pregnancy rate or delivery rate among different classifications of uterine shape, size or FDI. From these results, it can be said that mild uterine anomaly is hardly associated at all with menstrual disorder clinically.

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