Lipid and hormone profile in psoriatic females

The serum concentrations of sex hormones in appropriate days of the menstrual cycle, and of lipids in 15 ovulating women, were measured. The psoriatic patients were compared with a control group of healthy subjects matched for age, sex and body mass index (BMI). In psoriatic patients, the levels of measured hormones were lower than in the controls, with the exception of LH concentrations, which were increased but in a statistically insignificant way. The testosterone levels and LH/FSH ratio were significantly lower in the psoriatic group. The triglyceride concentrations were significantly higher in the patients, and this phenomenon was not related to their body mass.