Hormone (unit) PCOS Patients(n=28) Controls(n=14) P value
Pre-Gn stimulation level LH (mIU/ml) 6.9±3.3 (1.7-13.7) 4.7±1.3 (2.6-6.2) 0.1288
FSH (mIU/ml) 6.7±1.7 (2.6-9.1) 8.1±1.1 (6.4-9.7) 0.0441
E2 (pg/ml) 54.3±23.0 (28.5-115.1) 47.3±22.0 (29.2-93.4) 0.4802
P (ng/ml) 0.5±0.2 (0.2-1.0) 0.4±0.2 (0.2-0.6) 0.4985
PRL (ng/ml) 14.0±8.9 (5.3-40.6) 14.9±4.3 (8.0-20.3) 0.7905
T (ng/dl) 53.0±25.9 (18.0-114.3) 35.8±11.5 (19.7-48.0) 0.1051
Gn treatment Gn Dose(IU) 2652±1020 (1275-5850) 3117±745.5 (1900-4278) 0.2353
Duration (Day) 11.0±2.1 (7-15) 10.4±1.3 (8-12) 0.1022
Pre-HCG stimulation level LH (mIU/ml) 2.8±6.6 (0.2-26.8) 2.2±1.8 (0.3-6.7) 0.7546
E2 (pg/ml) 3180±1258 (531.1-4800) 3462±1185 (1149-4800) 0.4886
P (ng/ml) 1.4±1.4 (0.2-5.8) 1.2±0.7 (0.3-2.4) 0.5529
LH: luteinizing hormone; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; E2: estradiol; P: progesterone; PRL: prolactin; T: testosterone.
Table 2: Serum hormone levels before Gn stimulation and before HCG stimulation in PCOS and the control patients. Data are presented as mean±STDEV followed by range.