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Most women with acne have polycystic ovaries
Author(s) -
BUNKER C.B.,
NEWTON JULIA A.,
KILBORN JULIE,
PATEL ANITA,
CONWAY G.S.,
JACOBS H.S.,
GREAVES M.W.,
DOWD PAULINE M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb08208.x
Subject(s) - acne , polycystic ovary , infertility , medicine , gynecology , sebaceous gland , hyperandrogenism , polycystic ovarian disease , dermatology , biology , obesity , pregnancy , insulin resistance , genetics
SUMMARY Out of 98 female referrals with acne vulgaris it was possible to define ovarian morphology by high resolution ultrasound imaging of the pelvis in 82 (84%). Sixty‐eight (83%) were shown to have polycystic ovaries, compared with 19% in a control group without acne. The presence of polycystic ovaries in the acne patients did not correlate with acne severity, infertility, menstrual disturbance, hirsutes, or biochemical endocrinological abnormalities.