Comparing classic and newer phenotypes in Greek PCOS women: the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and their association with insulin resistance.

Objective: Recently, it has been debated whether the new polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) phenotypes, according to the Rotterdam criteria, share the same metabolic risk with the classic ones (National Institutes of Health 1990). Our study sought to compare the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and glucose homeostasis disorders in Greek women with classic and new PCOS phenotypes.

Materials And Methods: Two hundred and sixty-six Greek PCOS women were recruited and divided into groups according to two of the three Rotterdam criteria that they fulfilled.

Successful full-term pregnancies with assisted reproduction supported with prednisolone, acetylsalicylic acid and high progesterone doses in a lupus patient.

We present two rare cases of successful full-term pregnancies in a young woman suffering from lupus erythematosus for two years, who had subfertility problems and two missed abortions, before and after the diagnosis of lupus, with assisted reproduction. She received 10 mg of prednisolone daily from ovulation induction (with recombinant FSH--50 IU) until delivery, together with acetylsalicylic acid from ovulation induction until the 37th week of gestation and finally progesterone in high doses from the last insemination until the 12th week of gestation.

The prevalence of non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency in Greek women with hirsutism and polycystic ovary syndrome.

Unlabelled: The study was aimed to find out the prevalence of non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NC-CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHdef) among Greek women with hirsutism and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and to compare the results of ACTH stimulated 17-hydroxyprogesterone 60 min (17-OHP60) values, with human leukocyte antigens (HLA) phenotypes, in any patient diagnosed as having NC-CAH. One hundred and seven women with hirsutism and PCOS were included in the study. All were presented at the Reproductive Endocrinology Outpatient Clinic with hirsutism and PCOS.