Polycystic ovarian syndrome and associated hirsutism in the adolescent

McClamrock, Howard D.; Adashi, Eli Y.

doi:10.1016/s0932-8610(19)80155-x

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“…In fact such conditions usually have their onset in adolescence, but may influence the entire adult life of a woman 13,14 . For these reasons, in recent years there has been an increased interest in diagnosing polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in adolescents 15,16 . Many women with PCOS have menstrual disturbances that begin in adolescence.…”

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Adolescent Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Dramusic

Rajan

Chan

et al. 1997

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Adolescent Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Dramusic

Rajan

Chan

et al. 1997

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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“…Polycystic ovarian syndrome is one of the most common endocrine disorders of premenopausal women, increasingly recognized in adolescent girls with hyperandrogenism. [1][2][3][4][5] Although PCOS has been defined in multiple ways, the currently accepted criteria are based on standards developed at a 1990 consensus conference of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, The National Institute of Health, USA. 6 These criteria are chronic anovulation and hyperandrogenism excluding other causes such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperprolactinemia, Cushing's syndrome, and androgen secreting tumors.…”

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Early metabolic abnormalities in adolescent girls with polycystic ovarian syndrome

Lewy

Danadian

Witchel

et al. 2001

The Journal of Pediatrics

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“…Clinical hyperandrogenism was defined by a modified Ferriman-Gallway score, alopecia, male pattern balding, and persistent acne (11).…”

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Hormonal, sonographic, and body composition changes in egyptian adolescent girls with hyperandrogenic manifestations

El-Ziny¹

2009

Acta Endo (Buc)

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Objective. Hyperandrogenism is any clinical or laboratory evidence of androgen excess in women. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of hyperandrogenic disorders especially polycystic ovary syndrome in a random sample of adolescent girls, as well as to identify the clinical, hormonal, ultrasonic, and body composition characteristics associated with such disorders.Patients and Methods. Two hundred school girls (15-18 years old) were selected by random sampling from different secondary schools, and screened for hyperandrogenic disorders by a validated questionnaire and subjected to thorough confirmatory investigations.Results. Twenty-five out of the 200 students were thoroughly evaluated. Eighteen adolescents of the examined students (72%) were finally diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, 5 (20%) with idiopathic hyperandrogenism and 2 (8%) with non-classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia . Despite normal weight percentiles and body mass index for age and sex in 83.3% and 88.9% of students with polycystic ovary syndrome respectively, fat mass, trunk fat percentage, trunk fat mass, and trunk free fat were significantly higher in polycystic ovary syndrome patients compared to controls.Conclusions. Polycystic ovary syndrome was the most common hyperandrogenic disorder in this study. Combined menstrual dysfunction and clinical hyperandrogenism had adequate sensitivity and high specificity in the prediction of polycystic ovary syndrome. Pulse inversion harmonic imaging is an adequately sensitive preferential diagnostic tool of polycystic ovary syndrome in virgin adolescents who may have central adiposity. Body composition assessment by bioelectrical impedence is valuable in detecting central adiposity which could be correlated to parameters of insulin resistance.

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Polycystic ovarian syndrome and associated hirsutism in the adolescent

Cited by 7 publications

References 55 publications

Adolescent Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Adolescent Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Early metabolic abnormalities in adolescent girls with polycystic ovarian syndrome

Hormonal, sonographic, and body composition changes in egyptian adolescent girls with hyperandrogenic manifestations

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