QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLASMA LEVELS OF MELATONIN AND STEROID HORMONES IN WOMEN WITH UTERINE LEIOMYOMA

Bukovinian State Medical University 2024-07-04

Uterine leiomyoma is the most common neoplasm of the female reproductive system, consisting of smooth muscle cells. This proliferative pathology accounts for up to 30 % of gynecological diseases, ranking second after pelvic infl ammatory processes. The appearance of clinical symptoms of uterine leiomyoma negatively aff ects the quality of life of such patients. It is also known that uterine leiomyoma is associated with changes in hormonal regulation in the female body; in particular, many researchers have noted an increase in blood levels of reproductive hormones, namely estradiol, in comparison with healthy women. However, the role of such an important hormone as melatonin, which has antioxidant properties and is capable of activating the processesof physiological apoptosis, in this disease is not fully understood. These processes require the most detailed study. The aim of the study was to estimate the quality of life and levels of melatonin and steroid hormones in women of reproductive age diagnosed with uterine leiomyoma. Materials and methods. 60 women of reproductive age diagnosed with uterine leiomyoma were studied. The control group consisted of 20 apparently healthy women of the same age. Quality of life was assessed using the UFS-QOL questionnaire. The level of melatonin in the women’s blood was determined once, on an empty stomach, at 8 o’clock in the morning, using the Human MT (melatonin) ELISA kit; also, the blood plasma concentrations of reproductive steroid hormones (estradiol andprogesterone) in the follicular phase (5th day of the menstrual cycle) were measured using the MAGLUMI diagnostic kits for immunochemoluminescence analysis. Statistical processing was performed using the MedCalc software package. The study was approved by the Commission on Biological and Medical Ethics of the Higher State Educational Institution of Ukraine «Bukovinian State Medical University» (Minutes № 4 of December 22, 2020) and was conducted in strict accordance with the

Uterine Leiomyoma; Quality of Life; Survey; Melatonin.; info:eu-repo/semantics/article; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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Neonatology, Surgery and Perinatal Medicine
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