Erzat Toprak
Turkey
Research Article
The Fluctuation in the Heart Rate Variability Throughout Ovulation Induction Cycle: Is the Case Different in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?
Author(s): Ayla Uckuyu, Erzat Toprak, Ozgur Ciftci and Faika Ceylan CiftciAyla Uckuyu, Erzat Toprak, Ozgur Ciftci and Faika Ceylan Ciftci
Objective: Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) have an increased level of sympathetic nerve activity, which was identified by Heart Rate Variability (HRV). PCOS is a state of ovulatory dysfunction in which there may also develop an abnormal ovary response to gonadotropins. We aimed to compare the changes in the HRV of ovulatory women with PCOS and normoovulatory infertile women throughout their ovulation induction cycles.
Methods: We included 38 infertile women in the study, 18 of them oligo/amenorrheic with PCOS and 20 eumenorrheic, who formed the control group. Using power spectral analysis, the HRV indices of the patients were examined in three phases of the ovulation induction cycle with gonadotropins.
Results: The HRV indices on the menstrual and mid-luteal period were lower in the PCOS group compared to c.. View More»
