Open AccessThe Polycystic Ovary Post-Rotterdam: A Common, Age-Dependent Finding in Ovulatory Women without Metabolic Significance
Author(s) -
Erica Johnstone,
Mitchell P. Rosen,
Rebecca Neril,
D. Trevithick,
Barbara Sternfeld,
Rosemary C. Murphy,
C. Addauan-Andersen,
Daniel S. McConnell,
Renee A. Reijo Pera,
Marcelle I. Cedars
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-0202
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , antral follicle , free androgen index , endocrinology , medicine , ovary , hyperandrogenism , testosterone (patch) , androgen , follicular phase , hormone , biology , obesity , insulin resistance
The age-specific prevalence of polycystic ovaries (PCO), as defined by the Rotterdam criteria, among normal ovulatory women, has not yet been reported. It is also uncertain whether these women differ from their peers in the hormonal or metabolic profile.