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Effect of ultraviolet on female sex hormones in obese polycystic ovarian women
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Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effect of ultraviolet on female sex hormones in obese polycystic ovarian women. Thirty obese women diagnosed as having polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), were selected randomly from the Outpatient Clinic of Gynecology at Bab- Elsheeria University Hospital. Their age ranged from (25 to 35) yrs., body mass index (BMI) ranged from 30 to 40 kg/m2 with increased abdominal adiposity and waist/ hip ratio > 0.80. They were assigned into two equal groups (A&B). PCOS women of group (A) received ultraviolet (3 sessions per week) in addition to low caloric diet (1200 K. cal/day) for 3 months and group (B) received the same low caloric diet as in group (A). Dietary program was modified every two weeks for all women in both groups (A&B). Assessment of all women in both groups (A&B) was carried out before and after the end of the treatment program (3 months) through assessment of weight, BMI, waist/hip ratio, level of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, follicular size, level of female reproductive hormones (LH, FSH& LH/FSH ratio), as well as, insulin resistance. The results showed a statistically highly significant (P < 0.001) increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and follicular size in group (A) than in group (B), while female sex hormones and insulin resistance showed statistically non-significant difference between both groups (A&B) after three months of the treatment. Accordingly, it could be concluded that ultraviolet is an effective, non- invasive, safe, easy to apply, simple and successful method for improving ovulation and increasing follicular size in obese polycystic ovarian women