Inclusion Criteria
Workup - history for menstrual pattern; Clinical evaluation for features of
hyperandrogenism; ultrasonographic documentation of ovarian morphology; follicular phase
hormonal profile for validation of the diagnosis and for ruling out other pathologies
which may cause anovulation.
Liver profiling - The following blood tests will be used for the biochemical profiling:
fasting glucose and insulin, CRP, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, AST, ALT, GGT, LDH,
alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, ferritin, HBA1C and micro albumin
ratio.
FibroScan® will be used to measure liver stiffness, as previously described