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. 2005 Aug 11:3:35.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-3-35.

Prevalence of ultrasonography proved polycystic ovaries in North Indian women with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abdul H Zargar  1 , Vipin K Gupta, Arshad I Wani, Shariq R Masoodi, Mir I Bashir, Bashir A Laway, Mohammad A Ganie, Mohammad Salahuddin
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Prevalence of ultrasonography proved polycystic ovaries in North Indian women with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abdul H Zargar et al. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. .

Abstract

Background: Polycystic ovaries (PCO) and their clinical expression (the polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS]) as well as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are common medical conditions linked through insulin resistance. We studied the prevalence of PCO and PCOS in women with diet and/or oral hypoglycemic treated T2DM and non-diabetic control women.

Design: Prospective study.

Methods: One hundred and five reproductive age group women with diet and /or oral hypoglycemic treated T2DM were the subjects of the study. Sixty age-matched non-diabetic women served as controls. Transabdominal ultrasonographic assessment of the ovaries was used to diagnose PCO. Clinical, biochemical and hormonal parameters were also noted.

Results: Ultrasonographic prevalence of PCO was higher in women with diabetes than in non-diabetic subjects (61.0% vs. 36.7%, P < 0.003) whereas that of PCOS was 37.1% in diabetic subjects and 25% in non-diabetic controls (P > 0.1). Diabetic women with PCO had diabetes of significantly longer duration than those without PCO (4.19+/-2.0 versus 2.9+/-1.6 yrs; p < 0.05). Among both diabetic and non-diabetic women, those with PCO had significantly higher plasma LH, LH/FSH ratio, total testosterone and androstenedione levels.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates a higher prevalence of PCO in women with T2DM as compared to non-diabetic subjects.

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