DIET‐INDUCED CHANGES IN SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN AND FREE TESTOSTERONE IN WOMEN WITH NORMAL OR POLYCYSTIC OVARIES: CORRELATION WITH SERUM INSULIN AND INSULIN‐LIKE GROWTH FACTOR‐I

KIDDY, D. S.; HAMILTON‐FAIRLEY, D.; SEPPÄLÄ, M.; KOISTINEN, R.; JAMES, V. H. T.; REED, M. J.; FRANKS, S.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.1989.tb01297.x

DIET‐INDUCED CHANGES IN SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN AND FREE TESTOSTERONE IN WOMEN WITH NORMAL OR POLYCYSTIC OVARIES: CORRELATION WITH SERUM INSULIN AND INSULIN‐LIKE GROWTH FACTOR‐I

SUMMARY The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of calorie restriction on serum concentrations of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in women with normal or polycystic ovaries (PCO) and to examine the possible role of insulin and insulin‐like growth factor‐I (IGF‐I) in mediating …