The Diagnostic Value of Free Androgen Index in Obese Adolescent Females with Idiopathic Hirsutism and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Sagsak E., Keskin M., Cetinkaya S., Erdeve S. S., Aycan Z.

JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MEDICINE-JAREM, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.81-85, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/jarem.galenos.2021.22932
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN MEDICINE-JAREM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.81-85
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Free androgen index, obesity, idiopatic hirsutism, PCOS, WOMEN, PREVALENCE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The free androgen index (FAI) is the ratio between total testosterone and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), and it has been proposed as a marker. FAI is increasingly used in the definitive diagnosis of patients with hyperandrogenism. Although the reference range of FAI in adult females has been identified, there are no adequate studies on the reference range for adolescent girls. We determined the diagnostic value of FAI in adolescent girls diagnosed with obesity, idiopathic hirsutism (IH) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).