[Pulsed secretion of gonadotropins in polycystic ovary syndrome].

Pulsed secretion of gonadotropins was studied in 8 women suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome, aged 23-28. Data on the time course of LH and FSH levels were processes by Santen and Bardin's method and by harmonic analysis. The results evidence that regular ejections of LH at a frequency higher than circahoralian rhythm (about 2 impulses per h) in such patients may be the cause of the development of the polycystic ovarian syndrome. Therapy with norcolut, carried out for 3 months, resulted in development of a trend to normalization of LH secretion, FSH secretion remaining unchanged.