Relation of Anti FSH Antibodies and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Women

Abstract

The aim of the study was to detect the level of anti-follicle stimulating hormone antibody in polycystic women and compared to normal control group. A cross-sectional study was carried out in Erbil city from January 15th of October 2018, to 15th of March 2019. The number of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women under study was 60 women whose ages were between 15 and 45 years old. These patients admitted to Gynecology and Obstetrics Teaching Hospital. The control group who were matched to the patients studied included 30 individuals. The study showed that there is the significant difference between PCOS women and the control group concerning Anti FSH Antibodies level and the highest mean of Anti FSH Ab level occurred in PCOS women (1.61± 0.14 vs. 0.92 ± 0.04). There was a non-significant relation between each one of LH, FSH, LH/FSH ratio with Anti FSH Ab, in this study. The highest rate of PCOS women had irregular menstrual cycle. The study showed that most PCOS women included in the study had hirsutism. The rate of acne recorded among PCOS women in the study was 48.4 while 51.6 without acne. Conclusion: It was concluded that there was a highly statistically significant relation of Anti FSH Ab with PCOS