Androgen Levels Do Not Predict PCOS Phenotypes in Adolescents and Young Adults

The study titled "Androgen Levels Do Not Predict PCOS Phenotypes in Adolescents and Young Adults" included 156 subjects aged 10 to 22 years old diagnosed with PCOS using the 1990 NIH criteria. The study aimed to explore the relationship between serum androgen levels and PCOS phenotypes. The results showed that 85.9% of subjects had elevated androgen concentrations, but there was no significant correlation between androgen levels and PCOS phenotypes such as menstrual pattern, acne, acanthosis nigricans, androgenic alopecia, or clitoromegaly. The study concluded that BMI was the only significant predictor of elevated androgen levels, and hyperandrogenemia was not associated with a specific PCOS phenotype in adolescents and young adults.