Body composition in women with premature ovarian insufficiency using hormone therapy and the relation to cardiovascular risk markers: A case-control study.
Alberto T A FreitasAndrea E Donovan GiraldoGabriela Pravatta Rezende AntoniassiDaniela A YelaRodrigo M JalesCristina Laguna Benetti-PintoPublished in: Clinical endocrinology (2020)
The body composition of women with POI using hormone therapy is similar to that of women with normal ovarian function with regard to lean and fat mass content and fat distribution. In women with POI, the higher the A/G ratio, the worse the cardiovascular risk markers.