Ovulatory Versus Anovulatory Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotypes: Is There Really Any Effect on Laboratory, Clinical, and Metabolic Profiles for Turkish Women?

This study compared ovulatory and anovulatory PCOS phenotypes in 132 Turkish women aged 20-40. Anovulatory patients were younger, had longer menstrual cycles, and exhibited higher systolic blood pressure, LH, total testosterone, fT3, fT4, and total cholesterol levels. No significant differences were found in BMI, waist/hip ratios, diastolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, insulin levels, or HOMA-IR scores. The study emphasizes the need for tailored therapeutic and preventive strategies based on local phenotypic characteristics and suggests that larger sample sizes are necessary for future research to validate these findings.