assessment the correlations of hormones,lipid profiles, oxidative stress, and zinc concentration in iraqi women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is a hormonal disorder in women with unknown causes and is the leading cause of infertility in women of reproductive age, presenting a wide range of clinical manifestations worldwide. the objective of study is to compare the correlation between hormones, lipid profile, oxidative stress and zinc concentration in pcos patients.methods: the present study examined hormone levels (progesterone, prolactin, luteinizing and follicle stimulation hormones (lh and fsh, respectively), antioxidant factors (catalase, glutathione-s- transferase), lipid profiles and zinc concentration of 50 iraqi women patients’ diagnosis with pcos and 40 healthy women, divided in two age groups of 15-29 and 30-45 years. body mass index was estimated for two age groups.results: the results showed decreasing of catalase, glutathione, and zn concentrations with an increase in age. a slightly significant increase in lh and prolactin and decrease in high-density lipoprotein (hdl-c) with an increase in age in the patient group compared to the control group was noted.conclusions: our study demonstrated that some factors (such as family history, genetics, environmental, etc…) could play a role in altering hormone levels, lipid profiles, and antioxidant. controlling these factors may be useful for reducing the pcos-associated problems in women’s health. needed extensive studies to assess the correlation with insulin resistant and obesity.