The goal of this prospective comparative interventional study is to evaluate serum Ezrin levels and investigate the effects of one-month supplementation with vitamin E and folic acid in Iraqi women of reproductive age diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) evaluating for infertility, as well as healthy controls. The main questions it aims to answer are:
If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare three PCOS treatment arms (vitamin E 400 IU/day, folic acid 5 mg/day, and a combination of both) to each other and to a baseline healthy control group to see if the interventions partially improve androgen bioavailability, reproductive hormonal balance, clinical symptoms like hirsutism, and whether they modulate circulating serum Ezrin levels.
Participants will:
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
The patients will receive 400 IU of vitamin E once daily for one month
The patients will receive 5 mg of folic acid once daily for one month
The patients will receive 5 mg of folic acid and 400 IU of vitamin E once daily for one month
Baghdad, Al-Rusafa 10064, Iraq
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