In order of define the clinical characteristics of Korean women with polycystic ovary syndrome, clinical symptoms, biochemical features and ultrasonographic findings were determined in ninety PCO patients.
@ES Frequency of clinical manifestations were as follow: @EN acne 42%, overweight 31%, oily skin 14%, hirsutism 10%. Relatively low frequencies of hirsutism is recognized in patients with Korean PCO syndrome.
Mean (±S.E.) of each hormone was : testosterone 1.18±1.07ng/ml, LH 21.47±12.6mIU/ml, FSH 7.26±2.67mIU/ml, LH/FSH ratio 2.94±1.29, prolactin 25.48±46.33ng/ml, DHEA-S 333.78±309.60ng/dl, 17-OHP 1.72±1.74ng/ml.
Mean 17-OHP after ACTH stimulation test was 5.07±12.01ng/ml.
Ultrasonographically measured mean ovarian volume were 11.02±5.92cm* in right and 9.23±5.34cm* in left and small sized multiple subcapsular follicular cysts were notes in 43 patients (47.9%) with PCO syndrome.
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