Open AccessClinical characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome in Indian women
Author(s) -
Sunita J. Ramanand,
Balasaheb B. Ghongane,
Jaiprakash Ramanand,
Milind Patwardhan,
Ravi R. Ghanghas,
Suyog Jain
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.107858
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , medicine , gynecology , ovary , insulin resistance , obesity
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is common diagnosis in women presenting with infertility. All the dimensions of PCOS have not been completely explored. Many studies have tried to characterize the exact presentation of the disease. In this study we studied clinical features of PCOS in Indian women to characterize different phenotypes of this syndrome. Prevalence of acanthosis nigricans (AN) as surrogate marker of insulin resistance, obesity, hirsutism and hypothyroidism in PCOS women have been simultaneously studied.