Clinical and endocrine features of ultrasound diagnosed polycystic ovary patients the correlation between ovarian volume and androgen activity

ABSTRACT

125 cases with PCO on ultrasound, under went detailed clinical and endocrine evaluation the age matched control group comprised volunteers with normal ovaris on ultrasound and regular ovulatory cycles. Both group were subjected to ultrasound examination and radioimmunassay for E2, FSH, LH testosterone, and androstenedion and DHEAS. 32.8 percent of PCO patient were found to have ovarian volume within normal range while 67.2 percent had enlargement overasis, and there was a significant positive correlation between ovaries volume and serum LH [P=0.56, P<0.05] testosterone R=0.46 P<0.05] and androstenedion R=0.42, P<0.05] and DHEAs levels R=0.48, P<0.05