Ovarian Morphology in Non-Hirsute, Normo-Androgenic, Eumenorrheic Premenopausal Women from a Multi-Ethnic Unselected Siberian Population
Ludmila Lazareva,
Larisa Suturina,
Alina Atalyan
et al.
Abstract:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a highly prevalent disorder in women, and its diagnosis rests on three principal features: ovulatory/menstrual dysfunction, clinical and/or biochemical hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovarian morphology (PCOM). Currently, data on age- and ethnicity-dependent features of PCOM remain insufficient. We aimed to estimate ethnicity- and age-dependent differences in ovarian volume (OV) and follicle number per ovary (FNPO) in a healthy, medically unbiased population of Caucasian an… Show more
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