Evaluation of melatonin on the precocious puberty: a pilot study.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of 6-sulphatoxymelatonin on the sleep quality of girls with precocious puberty. STUDY DESIGN: Ninety-nine girls were divided into three groups: GI, precocious puberty; GII, normal prepubescent; GIII, normal puberty. Questionnaires containing demographic and clinical data were applied. Blood was collected for hormonal evaluation for 6-sulphatoxymelatonin. The modified Rush Sleep Diary was used. RESULTS: The levels of 6-sulphatoxymelatonin were highest in the group without pubertal development (75.23 ± 10.84 ng/ml), second highest in the group with normal puberty (45.66 ± 3.87 ng/ml, p < 0.001) and lowest in the group with true precocious puberty (37.04 ± 5.47 ng/ml). The amount of day sleep was greater in the group without pubertal development compared to other groups. CONCLUSION: Despite the sleep data, melatonin may be involved in the precocious puberty process.

Efeitos da isoflavona e dos estrogênios conjugados eqüinos sobre a qualidade de vida na pós-menopausa / Effects of isoflavone and conjugated equine estrogen on the postmenopausal quality of life

OBJETIVO: analisar os efeitos da isoflavona e do estrogênio sobre a qualidade de vida de mulheres na pós-menopausa. MÉTODOS: realizou-se estudo randomizado, duplo-cego, com 79 pacientes, amenorréia de 12 meses, idade superior a 40 anos e índice de massa corporal (IMC) superior a 30 kg/m². As mulheres foram aleatoriamente divididas em dois grupos de tratamento: GECP recebeu duas cápsulas, via oral, de 12/12 horas, uma contendo 0,625 mg de estrogênios conjugados eqüinos e, a outra, placebo (n=33); GECS recebeu duas cápsulas de 150 mg de extrato de soja, com 60 mg de isoflavonas cada (n=32), por seis meses. O Questionário de Qualidade de Vida Específico para Menopausa foi empregado antes e após um, três e seis meses de tratamento. Os parâmetros do risco de câncer ginecológico foram avaliados. Para análise dos dados, aplicaram-se os testes de ANOVA e de Tukey. RESULTADOS: quanto aos parâmetros vasomotores, houve redução nos valores após seis meses de tratamento, 1,6±0,8 e 2,4±1,6, em relação aos valores antes da terapia, 4,0±2,2 e 4,2±2,3, respectivamente, nos GECP e GECS. Os aspectos psicossociais mostraram diminuição dos valores após seis meses de terapia, 2,5±1,2 e 2,9±1,4, em relação aos valores antes da terapia, 3,6±1,6 e 4,1±1,9, respectivamente, nos GECP e GECS. De forma semelhante ocorre no aspecto físico e nos sintomas sexuais. CONCLUSÕES: as isoflavonas agem positivamente na qualidade de vida de mulheres na pós-menopausa, semelhantemente aos estrogênios conjugados eqüinos.

PURPOSE: to analyze the isoflavone and estrogen effects on the postmenopausal quality of life. METHODS: this is a randomized and double-blind study with 79 postmenopausal patients, 12 months of amenorrhea, 40 years old or more and body mass index (BMI) above 30 kg/m². The participants were randomly divided into two treatment groups: GECP received orally two capsules, every 12 hours, one contained 0.625 mg conjugated equine estrogen and another placebo (n=33); GECS received two capsules of 150 mg extract of soy, with 60 mg isoflavone (n=32). Both treatments were administered for six months. The Quality Menopause Specific Questionnaire of Life was applied before and after one, three and six months of treatment. The parameters of gynecological cancer risk were evaluated. ANOVA and the Tukey test were used for data analysis. RESULTS: there was a reduction in the values of the vasomotor parameters after six months of treatment, 1.6±0.8 and 2.4±1.6, compared to before therapy, 4.0±2.2 and 4.2±2.3 in GECP and GECS, respectively. The psychological aspects showed reduction in values after six months of therapy, 2.5±1.2 and 2.9±1.4, compared to before treatment, 3.6±1.6 and 4.1±1.9 in GECP and GECS, respectively. Similar results were obtained on the physical aspects and in the sexual symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: isoflavones may positively act on life quality of postmenopausal women. This effect was similar to conjugated equine estrogen.