Open AccessClinical, biochemical and ultrasonographic characteristics of Scandinavian women with PCOS
Author(s) -
Vanky Eszter,
Kjøtrød Sigrun,
Salvesen Kjell Åsmund,
Romundstad Pål,
Moen Mette Haase,
Carlsen Sven Magnus
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.00373.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hirsutism , sex hormone binding globulin , polycystic ovary , free androgen index , body mass index , testosterone (patch) , hyperandrogenism , endocrinology , prospective cohort study , gynecology , hormone , insulin , insulin resistance , androgen
Background. The aim was to investigate the clinical, biochemical and ultrasonographic characteristics of Scandinavian women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and to see whether there were any differences between eumenorrhoic and oligoamenorrhoic women. Methods. Eighty women aged between 18 and 40 years with PCOS were investigated in a prospective study. The inclusion criteria were polycystic ovaries (PCO), body mass index (BMI) >25 kg/m 2 and at least one of the following: testosterone >2.5 nmol/L, sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) <30 nmol/L, fasting C‐peptide >1.0 nmol/L, oligoamenorrhea or hirsutism. Results. Eumenorrhoic and oligoamenorrhoic women with PCOS did not differ in age, age at menarche, blood pressure, BMI, free testosterone index (FTI), insulin C‐peptide or fasting glucose. A thicker endometrium and a smaller ovarian volume were found in eumenorrhoic compared to oligoamenorrhoic patients. There was linear association between BMI and the number of diagnostic criteria met. Conclusion. BMI was associated with the severity of the PCOS. There were no differences in basic clinical and biochemical parameters between eumenorrhoic and oligoamenorrhoic patients with PCOS.