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The relationship between vitamin E level and premature ovarian insufficiency
Linjuan Ma1, Guili Chen1,2, Wenxian Xu1
1Department of Gynecology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Aim:
The aim of this study is to investigate the role of vitamin E in the etiology of premature ovarian insufficiency (POI).
Methods:
This study included a total of 96 matched cases and controls, including the case group composed of 40 women with POI, and the control group composed of 56 women with normal menstrual cycles. Serum levels of vitamin E (also known as α-tocopherol), total cholesterol, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) were determined. The relationship of α-tocopherol with FSH, LH and AMH levels in women were evaluated using regression models.
Results:
We found a negative association of α-tocopherol levels with FSH and LH levels, and a positive correlation between a-tocopherol and AMH levels in the whole study population. In this study, α-tocopherol levels were significantly lower in women with POI than those in women with normal menstrual cycles.
Conclusion:
Vitamin E levels showed significantly statistical difference between the POI and control group (P < 0.001). Therefore, vitamin E is correlated to POI.
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