Stein-Leventhal Syndrome

Alternate Name: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Test:

S.testosterone (H), S.LH:FSH ratio (H), U.FSH(N), aprolactin (H), S.oestrogen (N or L), U.1 7-ketosteroids (H)

Sign:

Oligomenorrhoea, hirsutism

Dd:

Follicular cysts, hypopituitarism, adrenal ade-noma, FrOhlich's syn., Chiari-Frommel syn., hy­perthyroidism, oral contraceptives

Phys:

Affects up to 5% of women