Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Recent studies by Y. Chen and co-authors add new data to polycystic ovarian syndrome findings

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 15th, 2009

According to a study from Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, " To assess the value of ovarian volume and follicle number in the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a Chinese population. This study included 432 women with PCOS selected using the National Institutes of Health criteria, who were compared with 153 age-method women as controls."

"All participants were given a transvaginal or transrectal ultrasound scan during day 3-5 of the menstrual cycle (for regularly menstruating women) or randomly (for oligomenorrheic or amenorrheic women). The Ovarian volume (calculated using The simplified formula: 0.5 x length x height x width) and follicle number...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-15)

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