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Predictive value of ovarian stroma measurement for cardiovascular risk in polycyctic ovary syndrome: a case control
Giuseppe Loverro1, Giovanni De Pergola, Edoardo Di Naro
1Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology III, University of Bari, School of Medicine, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy. g.loverro@gynecology3.uniba.it.
Background:
To verify the feasibility of ovarian stromal evaluation and correlate ovarian parameteres (echogenicity and volume) with hyperandrogenism, and both cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in PCOS.
Methods:
Twenty four young PCOS patients and twelve age-matched control women were enrolled. Diagnosis of PCOS was based on the Rotterdam criteria. Ultrasound ovarian study included ovarian volume, stromal volume, stromal area and stromal area/total ovarian area ratio (S/A). Concerning hormones, insulin, LH, FSH, estradiol, androstenedione, testosterone, DHEAS, 17-hydroxy-progesterone, and SHBG were measured during the early follicular phase (days 2-5). Cardiovascular risk factors were represented by fasting plasma levels of glucose, lipids (total and HDL-cholesterol), plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), von-Willebrand factor (vWF), and adiponectin. Carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) was measured as a parameter of cardiovascular risk.
Results:
A positive correlation between the S/A ratio and plasma levels of testosterone (p < 0.05) and androstenedione (p < 0.05) was found. The stromal volume, stromal area and S/A ratio were also significantly and positively correlated with PAI-1, and vWF levels, and with IMT in PCOS women (P < 0.05).
Conclusions:
This study shows that the ultrasound measurement of ovarian stroma is a predicting factor of hyperandrogenism degree, prothrombotic factors and cardiovascular risk in patients with PCOS.
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