title: Clitoral and labial sizes in women wıth PCOS.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the external genital features in Turkish women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Thirty-two newly diagnosed PCOS cases and 35 healthy women were included the study. All women underwent a thorough gynaecological examination. Clitoral length, and labia minora length and width were recorded. The groups were compared for features of external genital structures. Clitoral and labial lengths were significantly higher in PCOS group. There was a strong correlation between clitoral length and modified Ferriman-Gallwey score. The most effective predictor of PCOS was found to be clitoral length. Clitoral length alone predicted 99.9% of PCOS patients. There were some subclinical genital changes in women with PCOS. These changes in PCOS patients may be a sign of hyperandrogenism and might have diagnostic value in indistinct cases.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Turgut Özal University, Faculty of Medicine , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Köşüş
authors.affiliation: b Erzurum Nene Hatun Public Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Erzurum , Turkey.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kamalak
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Turgut Özal University, Faculty of Medicine , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Köşüş
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Turgut Özal University, Faculty of Medicine , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hizli
authors.affiliation: c Turgut Özal University, Faculty of Medicine , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eser
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002987:Clitoris / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009929:Organ Size; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D014844:Vulva / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Clitoris; PCOS; hyperandrogenism; labium