Endocrine abnormalities in ovulatory women with polycystic ovaries on ultrasound

Human Reproduction
Enrico CarminaRogerio A Lobo

Abstract

Polycystic-appearing ovaries (PAO) on ultrasound have been described in a variety of endocrinopathies and also occur in ovulatory women. By some investigators this is merely referred to as 'PCO' (polycystic ovaries). Although there is controversy in this regard, we do not consider women with PAO/PCO who have no known endocrine disturbance to have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and therefore prefer not to use the term 'PCO' which is often equated with PCOS. We studied 15 ovulatory women with normal-appearing (NAO) ovaries on ultrasound and 15 matched ovulatory women with PAO/PCO. Compared to ovulatory women, 25 other women were studied who were considered to have PCOS. Of these, 15 were overweight and 10 were of normal weight. All the PCOS women had serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone, unbound testosterone, androstenedione and dihydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) which were significantly higher (P < 0.01) than values in the normal women, regardless of ovarian morphology. These values were similar in the two groups of ovulatory women with NAO and PAO/PCO. Fasting insulin was elevated in women with PCOS with increased body weight (P < 0.01) and was higher than in ovulatory women with NAO and PAO/PCO...Continue Reading

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