The prevalence of polycystic ovaries in thin oligomenorrhoeic, anovulatory women.
Seventeen thin oligomenorrhoeic, anovulatory women were investigated with high resolution ovarian ultrasound, laparoscopy and biochemical parameters. Nine (53%) had ultrasound, laparoscopic and biochemical evidence of polycystic ovaries (PCO), 2 (12%) had multicystic ovaries (MCO) and 6 (35%) had morphologically normal ovaries. Three patients had biochemical evidence of thyroid disease and one patient had elevated gonadotrophins. Overall, 12 (71%) of these thin oligomenorrhoeic women had an explanation in addition to their low body mass to explain their menstrual disorder.
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Department of Gynaecology, Charing Cross Hospital, London.
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D000328:Adult; D000858:Anovulation / Q000209:etiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000209:etiology*; D009839:Oligomenorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013851:Thinness / Q000209:etiology*