TheRole of Sonographic Markers of Ovarian Morphology Versus Hirsutism Indices inthe Prediction of Serum Total Testosterone in Hirsute Women by Dina Hisham Hussain Emam Abdallah in Open Access Journal of Reproductive System and Sexual Disorders (OAJRSD) in Lupine Publishers.
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the role of sonographic markers of ovarian morphology
versus hirsutism indices in the prediction of serum total testosterone in
hirsute women.
Study Design: Cross sectional observational Study.
Subjects: Eighty women (aged 18 to 40 years) form among the attendants of
the Gynecology Clinic of Minia University Hospital complaining of hirsutism
were recruited into the Study in the period between January and May 2017 after
obtaining their informed consent.Participants were evaluated regarding
self-reported menstrual cycle history to determine the extent of any menstrual
cycle disturbance; male-pattern hair growth was assessed on nine regions of the
body using the modified Ferriman-Gallwey (mFG) scoring system, a transvaginal
ultrasound scan to characterize ovarian morphology and fasting blood sample for
testosterone assay.
Main Outcome Measures: Regional and total modified Ferriman-Gallwey
(mFG) scores, number of follicles per follicle size category, follicle number
per ovary (FNPO), ovarian volume (OV), ovarian area (OA), stromal to ovarian
area ratio (S/A), stromal echogenicity index (SI), total testosterone (TT) and
menstrual cycle length.
Results: There were no correlations between any of the demographic characteristics
of the study participants and total testosterone.There were no correlations
between hirsutism scores and total testosterone of all study participants.
However, there were some association between hirsutism scores (upper lip, chin
and lower abdomen) and total testosterone of all study participants.
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