title: [FAI in hirsutism of women with polycystic ovary syndrome].
abstract: The free androgen index (FAI) was estimated and compared with intensiveness of hirsutism in ten anovulatory women of reproductive age referred for polycystic ovarian syndrome with LH/FSH ratio greater than 3.0. The control group consisted of five ovulatory women. The serum testosterone, SHBG, LH and FSH were measured by radioimmunoassay. The mean plasma level of hormones in the study group was following: T-5.8 +/- 1.9 nmol/l, SHBG - 51.0 +/- 18.0 nmol/l, LH - 18.5 +/- 6.0 mIU/ml, FSH - 5.0 +/- 1.2 mIU/ml, in comparison with the control group: T - 1.4 +/- 0.4 nmol/l, SHBG - 90.0 +/- 11.2 nmol/l, LH - 9.4 +/- 4.8 mIU/ml, FSH - 7.3 +/- 0.9 mIU/ml. FAI was calculated as T/SHBG ratio multiplied by 100. In contrast to the control group the seven times higher FAI did not accompany the intensiveness of hirsutism.
authors.affiliation: II Kliniki Ginekologii Operacyjnej IPG AM, Lublinie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jakimiuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000728:Androgens / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens
vernacular_title: FAI w hirsutyźmie u kobiet z zespołem policystycznych jajników.