Lakhani K, Seifalian A M, Atiomo W U, Hardiman P
Ultrasound Department, X-Ray, North Middlesex Hospital, Sterling Way, Edmonton, London N18 1QX, UK.
Br J Radiol. 2002 Jan;75(889):9-16. doi: 10.1259/bjr.75.889.750009.
Transvaginal ultrasound is currently the gold standard for diagnosing polycystic ovaries. The results of studies using ultrasound suggest a prevalence in young women of at least 20%. Between 5% and 10% of these women with polycystic ovaries shown on ultrasound will have the classical symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome such as infertility, amenorrhoea or signs of hirsutism and obesity, as originally described by Stein and Leventhal in 1935. However, the significance of polycystic ovaries in asymptomatic women is still under investigation, as is the role of Doppler (pulsed and colour) and three-dimensional ultrasound. Ultrasound has also contributed to our understanding of the local and systemic haemodynamic changes associated with polycystic ovaries, although the relationship of these changes to morbidity and mortality is unknown.
经阴道超声目前是诊断多囊卵巢的金标准。使用超声的研究结果表明，年轻女性中的患病率至少为20%。超声显示患有多囊卵巢的这些女性中，有5%至10%会出现多囊卵巢综合征的典型症状，如不孕、闭经或多毛症和肥胖迹象，这是斯坦因和莱文索尔在1935年最初描述的。然而，无症状女性中多囊卵巢的意义仍在研究中，多普勒（脉冲和彩色）及三维超声的作用也在研究中。超声也有助于我们了解与多囊卵巢相关的局部和全身血流动力学变化，尽管这些变化与发病率和死亡率的关系尚不清楚。
