Menstrual irregularities, fertility status, and ovarian function in female patients with leprosy in India

Abstract

Multibacillary leprosy may be associated with menstrual irregularities and elevation of gonadotropin hormones, indicating an ovarian dysfunction.

Leprosy and women

“…In a study from India by Khanna et al (2014), a significantly larger number of female patients with MB leprosy had irregular periods postdating the onset of leprosy than patients with PB leprosy. The study also found that gonadotropic hormone levels were elevated in significantly more patients with MB leprosy vis-à-vis patients with PB leprosy, and that the mean levels of these hormones showed an increasing trend from controls to patients with PB to patients with MB leprosy.…”