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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 158 |
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Post-glucose insulin level in polycystic ovarian syndrome
Somsri Wiwanitkit, Viroj Wiwanitkit
Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand
| Date of Web Publication | 25-Jan-2012 |
Correspondence Address:
Somsri Wiwanitkit
Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok 10160
Thailand
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0974-1208.92297
How to cite this article:
Wiwanitkit S, Wiwanitkit V. Post-glucose insulin level in polycystic ovarian syndrome. J Hum Reprod Sci 2011;4:158 |
Sir,
The recent report on the post-glucose insulin level in polycystic ovarian syndrome is very interesting. [1] In this work, the insulin resistance prediction by the 2-h post-glucose insulin level was studied. Saxena et al. concluded that the "2-h post-glucose insulin level appears to be a good indicator of IR. It can be a useful tool." [1] It might seem that this simple technique can be a good tool for a resource-limited setting. However, there are some concerns in laboratory medicine. In a previous publication, it was well demonstrated that "the post-glucose load GI ratio cannot be used to determine the magnitude of insulin resistance." [2] The positive finding in the present work might be by chance or due to the small number of studied subjects or uncontrolled confounding factors.
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| 1. | Saxena P, Prakash A, Nigam A. Efficacy of 2-hour post glucose insulin levels in predicting insulin resistance in polycystic ovarian syndrome with infertility. J Hum Reprod Sci 2011;4:20-2. 
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| 2. | Dahan MH, Goldstein J. Serum sex hormone-binding globulin levels show too much variability to be used effectively as a screening marker for insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril 2006;86:934-41.
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| Saxena, P., Prakash, A., Nigam, A. | | Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences. 2011; 4(3): 158-159 | | [Pubmed] | |
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