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Trial reportNutrients2025

Changes in Hormonal Profile and Body Mass Index in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome After Probiotic Intake: A 12-Week Placebo-Controlled and Randomized Clinical Study.

Iwona Szydłowska, Jolanta Nawrocka-Rutkowska, Amalia Gorzko, Hubert Pawłowski, Andrzej Starczewski, Małgorzata Szczuko

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Trial report in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Iwona SzydłowskaDepartment of Gynecology, Endocrinology and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1518-8838
Jolanta Nawrocka-RutkowskaDepartment of Gynecology, Endocrinology and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland.
Amalia GorzkoUniversity Clinical Hospital No. 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland.
Hubert PawłowskiKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Heisenberg-Professur für Medizinische Risikokompetenz & Evidenzbasiertes Entscheiden, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Andrzej StarczewskiDepartment of Gynecology, Endocrinology and Gynecological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland.
Małgorzata SzczukoDepartment of Human Nutrition and Metabolomics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9808-0624

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe beneficial effect of probiotics on the improvement of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, as well as body mass index (BMI), has been demonstrated in various patient groups. We aimed to investigate the effect of a multi-strain probiotic on the hormonal balance of women with PCOS. Ethical approval was obtained from the Bioethical Committee.

methodsThe study was designed as a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study. The probiotic SanProbi

resultsA comparison of changes in individual hormone levels between groups confirmed statistically significant differences for TSH, androstenedione, SHBG, and BMI. In the case of LH, the statistical significance of the difference in delta change in the probiotic group was demonstrated with the use of a one-tailed test.

conclusionsProbiotic supplementation may serve as an alternative supporting treatment, especially in the phenotype of women with a high FAI index. Probiotic therapy is also effective in reducing BMI in overweight women with PCOS.

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PMID39940263
PMCPMC11820849

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