IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 49 / Issue 3 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog4903069
Open Access Original Research
Correlation of ovarian volume and clinical and laboratory parameters of PCOS in Korean patients
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital Medical Research Institute, 49241 Busan, Republic of Korea
*Correspondence: jongkilj@hanmail.net (Jong Kil Joo)
Academic Editors: Johannes Ott and Michael H. Dahan
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2022, 49(3), 69; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog4903069
Submitted: 4 June 2021 | Revised: 19 July 2021 | Accepted: 30 July 2021 | Published: 11 March 2022
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to analyze the correlation of ovarian volume and clinical and laboratory parameters of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Korean women. Methods: Two hundred and thirty-three patients aged between 20 and 40 years with PCOS diagnosis between January 2014 and June 2020 at Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea, were included to this retrospective observational study using previously recorded patient medical charts. PCOS was diagnosed according to the revised 2003 Rotterdam criteria. Laboratory tests including anti-mullerian hormone (AMH), prolactin, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol, free and total testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S), 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), HbA1C and insulin were conducted. Results: The correlation analysis showed that free testosterone (p = 0.006, r = 0.215), total testosterone (p < 0.001, r = 0.305), 17-OHP (p = 0.008, r = 0.203) and height (p = 0.008, r = 0.173) were statistically correlated with the total ovarian volume in overall PCOS patients. In these patients, serum AMH level was positively correlated with LH but negatively with body weight and body mass index (BMI). Conclusions: According to the results, the ovarian volume, quantified by ultrasonographic measurements, was significantly related to the increasing serum levels of free testosterone, total testosterone and 17-OHP in Korean PCOS patients.

Keywords
Ovarian volume
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Metabolic parameters
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