Resumen

PARRA, Mariolla et al. Niveles séricos de leptina y cinc en pacientes oligomenorreicas. Rev Obstet Ginecol Venez [online]. 2002, vol.62, n.3, pp.195-201. ISSN 0048-7732.

SUMMARY Objective: To investigate in eumenorrheics and oligomenorrheics women if exist differences in the serous levels of leptin and zinc. Method: Transversal study in 40 women: 20 eumenorrheics and 20 oligomenorrheics with normal weight or overweight, according with their body mass index. Setting: Gynecology Unit, Autonomy Institute Hospital Universitario de Los Andes, Laboratory of Hormonal Investigations, Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine, and Laboratory of Instrumental Analysis, Faculty of Pharmacy, University de Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela. Results: The women with overweight showed greater serum levels of leptin. The serum concentrations of zinc and relation leptin/fat area were more high in the oligomenorrheics with overweight. The overweight women the relation leptin/zinc reached the highest figures. Conclusion: In the oligomenorrheic patients the production of leptin by fat area is higher and this could be, in part, to be favored to have higher serum concentration of zinc.

Palabras clave : Oligomenorrhea; Leptin; Zinc; Obesity.