INTRODUCTION Polycysticovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder characterized by a variety of symptoms like hyperandrogenism, hyperinsulinaemia, menstrual dysfunction, unique ultrasonographic ovarian pattern and infertility [1]. Antral Follicle count (AFC) has been found to be reliable marker for ovarian reserve [2]. Since women with PCOS are extremely sensitive to gonadotrophin stimulation, knowledge of age related AFC normogram is clinically relevant. Wiser et al., published age-related normogram for AFC in women with PCOS using transvaginal ultrasound and found that the decline in number of AFC as the age progresses was linear and slower in PCOS when compared to infertile women without PCOS [2]. We used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instead of TVS, since MRI can acquire three dimensional images, not operator dependant and also it can be performed in patients for whom transvaginal ultrasound could not be performed like in unmarried women. The main objective of our study is to create an age related normogram for AFC (AFC) in women with PCOS and to compare that with women without polycystic ovarian syndrome using MRI. MATERIALS AND METHODSThis descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted after obtaining clearance from Institutional Ethics Committee between January 2013 to July 2015. The goal of the study was to create an age related normogram of AFC in women with PCOS and to compare it with those without PCOS using MRI. Women between the ages of 18 to 45 were included in the study. A total of 1500 women were examined, out of which 400 fitted the criteria for
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