title: Most women with acne have polycystic ovaries.
abstract: Out of 98 female referrals with acne vulgaris it was possible to define ovarian morphology by high resolution ultrasound imaging of the pelvis in 82 (84%). Sixty-eight (83%) were shown to have polycystic ovaries, compared with 19% in a control group without acne. The presence of polycystic ovaries in the acne patients did not correlate with acne severity, infertility, menstrual disturbance, hirsutes, or biochemical endocrinological abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Cobbold Laboratories, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, U.K.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Bunker
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kilborn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Greaves
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dowd
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000150:complications; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006728:Hormones