Follicular Fluid Concentrations of Lipids and Their Metabolites Are Associated With Intraovarian Gonadotropin-Stimulated Androgen Production in Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization

Abstract

These results suggest that ovarian androgen production is related to intraovarian exposure to lipids, independently of inflammation and mainly through ineffective NEFA β-oxidation (as shown by higher acylcarnitine levels). Inflammation is also associated with intraovarian androgenesis, independently of lipids.