Plasma glucose and insulin levels during the menstrual cycles of normal women and premenstrual syndrome patients

Spellacy WN, Ellingson AB, Keith G, Khan-Dawood FS, Tsibris JC

Plasma glucose and insulin levels during the menstrual cycles of normal women and premenstrual syndrome patients

Spellacy WN, Ellingson AB, Keith G, Khan-Dawood FS, Tsibris JC

The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 35(5), 508-511

Abstract

Three-hour oral glucose tolerance tests were performed on days 5 and 25 of ovulatory menstrual cycles in 26 women. The women were divided into normal (n = 9) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) (n = 17) categories. Ovulation was confirmed by basal body temperature records and plasma progesterone levels. There were no statistically significant changes in the plasma glucose or insulin levels between the two tests in either group. Except for a higher two-hour plasma insulin concentration on the day 5 test in normal women, no statistically significant carbohydrate differences were noted between the groups. The data suggest that alterations in carbohydrate metabolism are not important in PMS.

Topics

Menstrual Cycle > Metabolic Changes > Glucose and Insulin Dynamics General OB/GYN > Premenstrual Syndrome > Metabolic Evaluation Reproductive Endocrinology > Hormonal Effects > Carbohydrate Metabolism

premenstrual syndrome glucose insulin levels menstrual cycle, oral glucose tolerance test follicular luteal phase comparison, carbohydrate metabolism PMS premenstrual syndrome, plasma glucose insulin menstrual cycle variation, Spellacy premenstrual syndrome glucose tolerance, PMS carbohydrate cravings metabolic evaluation, insulin sensitivity menstrual cycle phases ovulatory women, progesterone confirmed ovulation glucose tolerance testing, day 5 vs day 25 menstrual cycle glucose insulin, premenstrual syndrome metabolic etiology investigation

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Spellacy, W. N., Ellingson, A. B., Keith, G., Khan-Dawood, F. S., & Tsibris, J. C. (1990). Plasma glucose and insulin levels during the menstrual cycles of normal women and premenstrual syndrome patients. *The Journal of reproductive medicine*, *35*(5), 508-511.

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Blood Glucose/metabolism, Female, Glucose Tolerance Test, Humans, Insulin/blood, Menstrual Cycle/physiology, Premenstrual Syndrome/metabolism, Blood Glucose, Insulin

Plasma glucose and insulin levels during the menstrual cycles of normal women and premenstrual syndrome patients

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