Women with PCO who fulfill the NIH criteria (n = 58)

Women with PCO and chronic anovulation without hyperandrogenism

(n = 76)

Ovulatory PCO women with hyperandrogenism

(n = 35)

Age (yrs)

29.9 (7.9)

29.5 (6.5)

31.1 (5.6)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.2 (6.7)

24.5 (7.6)

22.8 (3.6)

FSH (IU/l)-day 8

6.0 (2.0)

6.0 (2.3)

6.1 (2.3)

LH(IU/l)-day 8

11.0 (8.1)

6.8 (8.8)

4.9 (2.3)

Testosterone (nmol/l)-day 8

3.5 (1.4)

2.2 (0.8)

3.1 (1.0)