Most women with acne have polycystic ovaries.
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.
Bunker
C B
CB
Department of Dermatology, Cobbold Laboratories, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, U.K.
Newton
J A
JA
Kilborn
J
J
Patel
A
A
Conway
G S
GS
Jacobs
H S
HS
Greaves
M W
MW
Dowd
P M
PM
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
D006728:Hormones