Table 1: Here we present a series of 5 clinical cases of women who are representative of this tendency of delayed conception seen in industrialized countries.

 

Patient 1

Patient 2

Patient 3

Patient 4

Patient 5

Age (years)

38

38

43

37

36

Toxic habits

None

None

None

None

None

Clinical background

Adenoids and Apendicitis

None

None

Endometriosis,

Myomitosis

Alpha-thalassemia

Menarche (years)

13

13

14

12

13

Menstrual formula

3-4/35

5/28

Regular cycles of 28

5/28

7/28

BMI

32

Normo-weight

27.5

22.6

21.2

Previous gestations

0

0

2

0

1

Time of subfertility

8 months

2 years

5 years

6 months

7 months

Other medication

None

None

200 mg Iodine 400 mg Folic acid

2 mg Vitamin B1

Alternate months

300 mg N-acetylcystein, 100 mg Alpha-lipoic acid, 12.5 mg Bromelin, 5 mg Zinc

None

Insulin Res

-

-

-

-

-

AMH (ng/ml)

1.3

-

0.7

-

-

FSH (mU/ml)

5.8

-

10.9

-

14

LH (ng/ml)

-

-

9.6

-

26

Vitamin D (ng/ml)

31.7

26

-

-

-

Spermogram

Normal

-

N/A

N/A

Normal

BMI: Body Mass Index; FSH: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone; AMH: Anti-Mullerian Hormone; LH: Luteinizing Hormone