Most women with acne have polycystic ovaries
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 121 (6), 675-680
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb08208.x
Abstract
Out of 98 female referrals with acne vulgaris it was possible to define ovarian morphology by high resolution ultrasound imaging of the pelvis in 82 (84%). Sixty-eight (83%) were shown to have polycystic ovaries, compared with 19% in a control group without acne. The presence of polycystic ovaries in the acne patients did not correlate with acne severity, infertility, menstrual disturbance, hirsutes, or biochemical endocrinological abnormalities.Keywords
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