Follicle number, not assessments of the ovarian stroma, represents the best ultrasonographic marker of polycystic ovary syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the diagnostic potential of ultrasonographic markers of ovarian morphology, used alone or in combination, to predict polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Design

A diagnostic test study using cross-sectional data collected from 2006-2011.

Setting

Academic hospital and clinical research unit.

Patient(s)

Eighty-two women with PCOS and 60 healthy female volunteers.

Intervention(s)

None.

Main outcome measure(s)

Follicle number per ovary (FNPO), ovarian volume (OV), follicle number per single cross-section (FNPS), follicle distribution pattern, stromal area, ovarian area, stromal-to-ovarian area ratio (S:A), and stromal index (SI).

Result(s)

Follicle number per ovary best predicted PCOS (R(2) = 67%) with 85% sensitivity and 98%

SUBMITTER: Christ JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4033910 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature