HORMONE LEVEL CHANGES IN ENDOMETRIAL ABNORMALITIES IN THE POSTMENOPAUSAL PERIOD

Abstract

Background. In recent decades, the increase in life expectancy has led to a significant increase in the duration of the postmenopausal period. Prolonged estrogen deficiency contributes to an increase in the incidence of chronic somatic diseases, including neurovegetative, metabolic-endocrine, and psycho-emotional disorders that define the menopausal syndrome. Aim. To study the prognostic and diagnostic significance of hormone parameters in endometrial abnormalities in the postmenopausal period. Material and methods. Forty-seven women with various clinical manifestations of endometrial pathology in the postmenopausal period were examined. The mean age of the examined women was (58,43±1,1) years. All the patients had luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, progesterone, testosterone, estradiol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and serum sex hormone-binding globulin measured by enzyme immunoassay. The results obtained were subjected to statistical processing using standard computer programs «Statgraph» designed for parametric and nonparametric methods of calculating mean values. We calculated mean and standard deviation (M±Se), as well as minimum-maximum values for the sample. Differences were considered significant at p<0,05. Results and discussion. As a result of the study the abnormality of the endometrium in the postmenopausal period was determined. Endometritis was observed in 4 (8,5%) of 47 patients, atrophic endometrium in 7 (14,9%) patients, diffuse endometrial hyperplasia in 3 (6,4%) cases, endometrial polyp in 29 (61,7%) cases, and endometrial carcinoma in 3 (6,4%) cases. A significant increase in follicle-stimulating hormone [(65,39±1,27) mmE/ mL], luteinizing hormone [(34,85±0,15] mmE/mL), estradiol [(88,73±2,1) pg/mL], and testosterone [(2,29±0,08) ng/mL] values was registered in the postmenopausal patients, which is an important prognostic and diagnostic criterion in this patient population. Conclusion. The study of hormone parameters in the postmenopausal period is one of the most important methods of early detection of various endometrial abnormalities, allowing timely implementation of appropriate therapeutic and preventive measures.