“…Hyperandrogenemia, polycystic ovaries (PCOs), polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), hypothalamic amenorrhea, premature menopause, hyperprolactinemia, high levels of LH and altered ratio between LH-to-FSH, have been reported in women with epilepsy. 12,15,85,103 Epilepsy itself may affect reproductive endocrine function. The presence of increased LH pulse frequency in untreated or drug-free epileptic women with regular menstrual cycles supports the notion that epilepsy itself may contribute for reproductive abnormalities.…”