title: Association between ovarian volume and serum insulin levels in ovulatory patients with idiopathic hirsutism.
abstract: We assessed the influence of insulin on ovarian volume in 45 women with regular, ovulatory menstrual cycles, normal androgen levels, and isolated hirsutism (idiopathic hirsutism). Insulin levels, insulin-to-glucose ratio, and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) were significantly higher in patients with ovarian volume >9 cm3 than in women with smaller ovaries (P<.05), and insulin levels presented a significant positive correlation with ovarian volume (r = 0.37, P=.02), which was independent of body mass index (BMI) or the luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone (LH/FSH) ratio.
authors.affiliation: Gynecological Endocrinological Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Frajndlich
authors.forename: Poli Mara
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Spritzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006628:Hirsutism / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood*; D009929:Organ Size; D010053:Ovary / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D010060:Ovulation / Q000097:blood*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin