Diabetes and the Female Reproductive System

• Autores: Anindita Nandi, Leonid Poretsky
• Localización: Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America, ISSN 0889-8529, Vol. 42, Nº. 4, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Acute and Chronic Complications of Diabetes), págs. 915-946
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) pathways and glucose metabolism act as mediators of human ovarian function and female fertility. In normal insulin action, insulin binds to its own receptors in the ovary to mediate steroidogenesis and act as a co-gonadotropin. Insulin with other factors may influence ovarian growth and cyst formation. The IGF pathway also seems to influence normal ovarian function. Insulin signaling affects reproductive function. Dysregulation of this pathway leads to altered puberty, ovulation, and fertility. Better understanding of the normal physiology and pathophysiology of insulin, IGF, and glucose effects on the human reproductive system will allow for better outcomes.