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A Comparative Study on Quantitative Assessment of Blood Flow and Vascularization in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients and Normal Women Using Three-Dimensional Power Doppler Ultrasonography

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Abstract

Purpose of the Study

To compare the quantitative assessment of blood flow and vascularization of ovaries in polycystic ovary syndrome patients and normal women using three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasonography.

Methods

This cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted on women of reproductive age group (15–45 years) attending Gynaecology OPD AIMSR, Bathinda, Punjab. Thirty women were enrolled in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) group and 30 healthy women in control group. Women were categorized as polycystic ovary syndrome according to Rotterdam’s criteria. The women with PCOS underwent transvaginal USG Doppler on day 6 of the cycle using 3D power Doppler USG equipment (GE Voluson E8), and vascularization index (VI), flow index (FI) and vascularization flow index (VFI) were measured.

Results

The mean values of VI, FI and VFI measured by power Doppler ultrasonography were significantly increased (P value = 0.000) in women with PCOS when compared with healthy women.

Conclusion

This study suggests that blood flow and vascularization measured by 3D power Doppler ultrasonography in ovaries of polycystic ovary syndrome patients were significantly more than the ovaries of normal women.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India

    Nitasha Garg, Harkiran Kaur Khaira & Smita Sinha

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India

    Manjot Kaur

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Research protocol was approved by the institutional ethics committee.

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Informed consent was obtained from all subjects for being included in the study.

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Dr. Nitasha Garg is a postgraduate scholar in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Bathinda, Punjab; Dr. Harkiran Kaur Khaira, M.D., FICMCH, is a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Bathinda, Punjab, India; Dr. Manjot Kaur, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Radiodiagnosis, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Bathinda, Punjab, India; Dr. Smita Sinha, M.S., is an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research at Bathinda, Punjab, India.

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Garg, N., Khaira, H.K., Kaur, M. et al. A Comparative Study on Quantitative Assessment of Blood Flow and Vascularization in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients and Normal Women Using Three-Dimensional Power Doppler Ultrasonography. J Obstet Gynecol India 68, 136–141 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-017-1082-4

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