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PCOS features and steroid profiles among young adult women with a history of premature adrenarche |
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| Author: | Tennilä, Jussi1; Jääskeläinen, Jarmo1; Utriainen, Pauliina2,3; |
| Organizations: |
1Kuopio Pediatric Research Unit, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland 2Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland 3Pediatric Research Center, Children’s Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
4School of Pharmacy, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
5Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Oulu, Oulu, Finland 6Medical Research Center and PEDEGO Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.7 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2021111154703 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Endocrine society,
2021
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| Publish Date: | 2021-11-11 |
| Description: |
AbstractContext: Premature adrenarche (PA) may increase the risk for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Objective: To study features of PCOS in young adult women with a history of PA. Methods: Thirty PA and 42 control females were followed from prepuberty to young adulthood (median age 18.1 years). The main outcome measures were ovarian function, the use of contraceptives, and clinical and biochemical indicators of hyperandrogenism. Results: We found no differences in the use of hormonal contraceptives (50 vs 50%, PA vs controls, respectively; P > .999), indication for using contraceptives (P = .193), or in the history of oligo- (17 vs 26%, P = .392) and amenorrhea (0 vs 0%, P > .999). Among women not using hormonal contraceptives, those with a history of PA had a higher prevalence of hirsutism (27 vs 0%, P = .023) but not acne (87 vs 67%, P = .252). Steroid profiles were broadly comparable between the groups, but PA women had lower sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG) concentrations (30.1 vs 62.4 nmol/L, P < .001) resulting in higher free androgen index (3.94 vs 2.14, P < .001). The difference in SHBG levels persisted through body mass index adjustment. SHBG correlated negatively with the homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (r –0.498, P = .003). Anti-Müllerian hormone concentrations were comparable between the groups (39.3 vs 32.1 pmol/L, P = .619). Conclusion: PA was not associated with evident ovarian dysfunction in young adult women. However, women with a history of PA had decreased SHBG levels and thus, increased bioavailability of circulating androgens. see all
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| Series: |
Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism |
| ISSN: | 0021-972X |
| ISSN-E: | 1945-7197 |
| ISSN-L: | 0021-972X |
| Volume: | 106 |
| Issue: | 9 |
| Pages: | E3335 - E3345 |
| DOI: | 10.1210/clinem/dgab385 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgab385 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics |
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| Funding: |
This work was supported by Kuopio University Hospital (Kuopio, Finland), the Foundation for Pediatric Research (Helsinki, Finland), the Finnish Medical Foundation (Helsinki, Finland), the Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation (Helsinki, Finland), the Sigrid Jusélius Foundation (Helsinki, Finland), and the Emil Aaltonen Foundation (Tampere, Finland). The funders had no role in (1) study design; (2) the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; (3) writing of the report; and (4) the decision to submit the paper for publication. |
| Copyright information: |
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