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Autonomic dysfunction in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Zeynep Ozcan Dag1, Murat Alpua2, Yakup Turkel2
1Kirikkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kirikkale, Turkey.
Objective:
To assess the autonomic system in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Materials And Methods:
Thirty-seven adult patients with PCOS and 33 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. The electrophysiological assessments of the autonomic nervous system function were performed using sympathetic skin response and R-R interval variation tests.
Results:
The mean latency of sympathetic skin response in PCOS patients was significantly delayed compared with the controls (p = 0.001). The mean amplitude of sympathetic skin response was significantly lower in comparison with the controls (p = 0.01). Mean R-R interval variation during deep breathing was also significantly delayed (p = 0.04).
Conclusion:
There are parasympathetic dysfunction and sympathetic dysfunction in patients with PCOS. This may be easily demonstrated with sympathetic skin response and R-R interval variation tests.
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