The Correlation of BMI and Age to Some Hormonal Indices in Iraqi Women with the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Abstract

Only a few researchers have looked at the link between age and the occurrence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The goal of this study was to see if there was a link between age and body mass index (BMI) and the prevalence of PCOS and to compare the levels of certain endocrine profiles in PCOS and healthy females. In this study, 75 random females participate, 75 healthy females, and fifty are patients in PCOS. Age has no significant difference among females with PCOS as compared with females with normal ovaries. Otherwise, thirty cases of PCOS group occurred in a high percentage (64%) at (18–26) years. Also, highly significant differences in BMI of the PCOS group as compared with a control group, in which in 30 cases (60%) of total study cases, 50 (100%) of females diagnosed with PCOS were obese, and their BMI over 30. On the other hand, the results of the control group (healthy females) were categorized mostly under an average weight 24 (96.0%) from a total study count of 25 (100%). Finally, highly significant differences in serum levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone of the PCOS group compared with the control group and non-significant differences in follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) serum levels of the PCOS group compared with the control group. In summary, we observed that women with PCOS with signs and symptoms of PCOS represented mainly in obesity, menstrual irregularity, and hirsutism had higher body mass index, LH levels, and testosterone than women with normal ovaries.