13. Genetic
• Number of pilosebaceous
units
Amount of
androgen
production
• Racial and ethnic factors
5α – reductase
level and activity
Sensitivity of pilosebaceous
unit to DHT
VELLUS HAIR – Short, fine , less pigmented
TERMINAL HAIR => (1) Anagen (2) Catagen (3) Telagen
14. Day 2
1
LH : FSH > 2 – 3 : 1
2
Serum testesterone – twice the upper
normal (Normal 20 – 80 ng / dl)
3
SHBG ⇓
4
Prolactin – mild elevation < 50 ng / dl
5
Serum Insulin ⇑
6
(normal fasting 20 – 24 µIU / ml)
Fasting glucose : Insulin ratio < 4.5
7
USG – 10 – 15 cysts of 2 to 10 mm
15. Bharati Hospital
Jan 2003 – Dec 2004
Total worked up cases
154
PCOS
20
Hirsutism
29
PCOS + Hirsutism
7
