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- Title
Most women with acne have polycystic ovaries.
- Authors
Bunker, C. B.; Newton, Julia A.; kilborn, Julie; Patel, Anita; Conway, G. S.; Jacobs, H. S.; Greaves, M. W.; Dowd, Pauline M.
- 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.
- Subjects
POLYCYSTIC ovary syndrome; OVARIAN tumors; ACNE; SEBACEOUS gland diseases; MENSTRUATION disorders; FEMALE infertility; DIAGNOSTIC imaging
- Publication
British Journal of Dermatology, 1989, Vol 121, Issue 6, p675
- ISSN
0007-0963
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2133.1989.tb08208.x