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Table 1 The criteria of clinical/biochemical hyperandrogenism and PCO

From: Association between ACEgene I/D polymorphisms and hyperandrogenism in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and controls

Clinical features

Hirsutism

There're pelages around anocheilon, lower mandible, areola mammae and the midline of inferior belly etc. Note:Although some patients have acnes, our gynecologists mainly rely on the hirsutism as the clinical features of hyperandrogenism.

Biochemical indices

Total testosterone (T) in the serum (nmol/L)

Normal: < 1.4; Hyperandrogenism: > 1.4(during the third to the fifth day of the menstrual cycle)

The criteria of PCO

 

1. The follicular phase ovary lacking follicles larger than 10 mm in diameter

  

2. The presence of 12 or more follicles measuring 2–9 mm in diameter, or increased ovarian volume (>10 mL)