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Hyperandrogenism accompanies increased intra-abdominal fat storage in normal weight polycystic ovary syndrome women

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Dumesic, Daniel A., Akopians, Alin L., Madrigal, Vanessa K., Ramirez, Emmanuel, Margolis, Daniel J., Sarma, Manoj K., Thomas, Albert M., Grogan, Tristan R. +5 more·2016·The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

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CONTEXT: Normal weight polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women may have altered adipose structure-function underlying metabolic dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: This study examines whether adipose structure-functional changes exist in normal weight PCOS women and correlate with hyperandrogenism and/or hyperinsulinemia. DESIGN: This is a prospective cohort study. SETTING: The setting was an academic medical center. PATIENTS: Six normal weight PCOS women and 14 age- and body mass index-matched normoandrogenic ovulatory (NL) women were included. INTERVENTION(S): All women underwent circulating hormone and metabolic measurements; frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance testing; total body dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; abdominal magnetic resonance imaging; and SC abdominal fat biopsy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Circulating hormones and metabolites, body fat and its distribution, and adipocyte size were compared between PCOS and NL women, and were correlated with each other in all women. RESULTS: Circulating LH and androgen levels were significantly greater in PCOS than NL women, as were fasting insulin levels, pancreatic β-cell responsiveness to glucose, and total abdominal fat mass. Intra-abdominal fat mass also was significantly increased in PCOS women and was positively correlated with circulating androgen, fasting insulin, triglyceride, and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in all women. SC abdominal fat mass was not significantly increased in PCOS women, but contained a greater proportion of small SC abdominal adipocytes that positively correlated with serum androgen levels in all women. CONCLUSION: Hyperandrogenism in normal weight PCOS women is associated with preferential intra-abdominal fat deposition and an increased population of small SC abdominal adipocytes that could constrain SC adipose storage and promote metabolic dysfunction.

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  • In PCOS women, COCs can improve the clinical and biochemical picture of hyperandrogenism and some metabolic aspects such as alterations in cholesterol and fat distribution.

    “In PCOS women, COCs can improve the clinical and biochemical picture of hyperandrogenism and some metabolic aspects such as alterations in cholesterol and fat distribution [62], but they can also cause side effects that must be considered, especially in PCOS women with metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors [63].”

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Dumesic, D. A., Akopians, A. L., Madrigal, V. K., Ramirez, E., Margolis, D. J., Sarma, M. K., Thomas, A. M., Grogan, T. R., Haykal, R., Schooler, T. A., Okeya, B. L., Abbott, D. H., & Chazenbalk, G. D.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Dumesic, Daniel A.
Venue
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Published
2016-11
Volume
101
Issue
11
Pages
4178-4188
ISSN
  • 0021-972X (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7197
OpenAlex
W2514157066
Cited by
222
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 20 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 1
FWCI
26.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000124, P51OD011092)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P50HD071836)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
polycystic ovary syndrome, hyperandrogenism, intra-abdominal fat, abdominal fat, subcutaneous adipocytes, adipocyte size, hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, beta-cell function, luteinizing hormone, metabolic dysfunction, normal-weight women
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Body Weight, Female, Humans, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Prospective Studies, Hyperandrogenism, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal, Adipocytes, White, Young Adult

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