Investigation of body hair assessment of Chinese women in Shandong region and its preliminary application in polycystic ovary syndrome patients
- VernacularTitle:育龄期妇女体毛状况调查及其在多囊卵巢综合征诊断中的初步应用
- Author:
Jun-Li ZHAO
;
Zi-Jiang CHEN
;
Yu-Hua SHI
;
Ling GENG
;
Zeng-Xiang MA
;
Yuan LI
;
Rong TANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Polycystic ovary syndrome;
Hirsutism;
Reference standards
- From:
Chinese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2000;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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 the≤40 years old population were un-normal and both the 95th percentages of score were 2.(2)The hirsutism was significantly higher in PCOS patients[48.1%(63/131)]than in controls[4.8%(4/84)]by F-G score≥2(X~2=47.68,P
