[Investigation of body hair assessment of Chinese women in Shandong region and its preliminary application in polycystic ovary syndrome patients].
Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi
; 42(9): 590-4, 2007 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-17983512
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine a suitable standard of hirsutism for Chinese polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients living in Shandong region.METHODS:
A total of 623 unbiased women from the general population in Jinan city, 131 PCOS patients and 84 controls from outpatients in Shandong region were studied with questionnaires, physical and pelvic ultrasound examination, body hair on 11 sites were evaluated, and 9 (lip, chin, arm, thigh, chest, upperbelly, lowerbelly, upperback, lowback) of them which were called hormone Ferriman-Gallwey (F-G) score and 2 (forearm, leg) sites of indifferent hormone score were calculated according to the score system described by Ferriman and Gallwey.RESULTS:
(1) Both body hair F-G score and indifferent hormone score distribution mode in theCONCLUSIONS:
(1) Both body hair F-G score and indifferent hormone score distribution mode are significantly different from Ferriman-Gallwey's report; according to our investigation the suitable criterion of hirsutism for Chinese women in Shandong region should be >or= 2 scores. (2) By F-G score >or= 2 standard, hirsutism is more common in PCOS than in control. (3) Lip, chest, and lowerbelly are the main sites to determine the hirsutism status of women, and the later two sites are more specific for PCOS hirsutism. Forearm and leg score can indicate hirsutism status in some degree but are not specific and sensitive for PCOS hirsutism.
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Síndrome do Ovário Policístico
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Povo Asiático
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Hirsutismo
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Zh
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article