Occurrence of Insulin Resistance with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss of Unknown Etiology in North Indian Hospital-based Women Population: A Pilot Study

Abstract

unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss. Insulin resistance is a condition in which cell receptors which are the target site for insulin action do not respond to the hormone insulin and resultant hyperinsulinemia.8 Insulin resistance is often associated with a hypercoagulable state (impaired fibrinolysis) and increased inflammatory cytokine levels.9 In view of this, we planned this study aiming to investigate the prevalence of IR and hyperinsulinemia in patients with RPL with unknown etiology. In t r o d u c t I o n