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OBJECTIVE: The original description of PCOS was based on the cystic morphology of the ovaries. Serum Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH) concentration reflects follicular reserve of the ovaries and high AMH concentrations correlate with PCO morphology. The presence of three different definitions and four different phenotypes of PCOS indicates heterogeneity of the syndrome. Our goal was to examine if phenotyping based on serum AMH can help to understand the mechanisms underlying the clinical heterogeneity. 
METHODS: 
Subjects: The EPIC EMR was used to retrospectively review the charts of 123 patients who were referred to the PCOS clinic at the UC Davis Medical Center. Patients who did not meet the Rotterdam Criteria for PCOS, who were on were on hormonal contraception, or diagnosed with a different pathology (i.e. congenital adrenal hyperplasia, pituitary tumor, premature ovarian failure) were excluded. The remaining 92 patients were included in the final analysis. Variables: Anthropometric data (age, BMI), sex/adrenal steroids (testosterone, SHBG, bio-available-T, free-T, DHEA-S,17OHP), pituitary hormones (LH, FSH, prolactin) and metabolic (HgA1C, total-cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C and triglyceride) were collected.
RESULTS: 
The distribution for AMH was skewed to right and therefore a rank-based quartile classification was used. AMH concentrations (ng/mL) in these quartiles were: 1st: 2.4±1.3 (n = 31); 2nd: 5.2±0.6 (n = 14); 3rd: 7.8±0.9 (n = 24) and 4th: 18.9±10.7 (n = 23). Age did not differ among groups. The following variables differed significantly (p &lt; 0.05) in the highest AMH group (4th) when compared with the other quartiles (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) using non-parametric pairwise tests: BMI: Highest AMH group was thinner (BMI:27.1±5.9) vs. (range:28.9±6.2 to 30.5±6.5); had higher testosterone (ng/dL): (52.6±27.8) vs (29.6±13.4 to 34.9±17.7); had higher free-testosterone (ng/dL): (8.0±6.8) vs. (4.9±±2.7 to 5.4±3.0); had higher 17OHP (ng/dL): (86.7±58.8) vs. (36.8±22.2 to 46.2±39.2); had higher HDL-C (mg/dL): (56.7±13.6) vs. (44.4±5.8 to 46.4±8.7).
CONCLUSIONS:
The phenotyping based on serum AMH concentrations demonstrated that the PCOS women with highest serum AMH differ from the rest: They are thinner, have higher androgen levels. They appear to have more favorable metabolic profiles. AMH-based phenotyping may help to understand the differences between various clinical presentations of PCOS, and potentially guide the treatment approaches. 


AE-PCOS 2022

Anti-Mullerian Hormone (Amh) Based Phenotyping Of Pcos Women

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The AE-PCOS Society’s 20th Annual Meeting's theme are Reflections and Directions. The meeting aims to incorporate the perspectives of both long-time, contributing members of the Society and newer members of the Society, while highlighting the latest research findings in PCOS-related clinical and basic research.

OBJECTIVE: The original description of PCOS was based on the cystic morphology of the ovaries. Serum Anti Mullerian Hormone (AMH) concentration reflects follicular reserve of the ovaries and high AMH concentrations correlate with PCO morphology. The presence of three different definitions and four different phenotypes of PCOS indicates heterogeneity of the syndrome. Our goal was to examine if phenotyping based on serum AMH can help to understand the mechanisms underlying the clinical heterogeneity. 
METHODS: 
Subjects: The EPIC EMR was used to retrospectively review the charts of 123 patients who were referred to the PCOS clinic at the UC Davis Medical Center. Patients who did not meet the Rotterdam Criteria for PCOS, who were on were on hormonal contraception, or diagnosed with a different pathology (i.e. congenital adrenal hyperplasia, pituitary tumor, premature ovarian failure) were excluded. The remaining 92 patients were included in the final analysis. Variables: Anthropometric data (age, BMI), sex/adrenal steroids (testosterone, SHBG, bio-available-T, free-T, DHEA-S,17OHP), pituitary hormones (LH, FSH, prolactin) and metabolic (HgA1C, total-cholesterol, HDL-C, LDL-C and triglyceride) were collected.
RESULTS: 
The distribution for AMH was skewed to right and therefore a rank-based quartile classification was used. AMH concentrations (ng/mL) in these quartiles were: 1st: 2.4±1.3 (n = 31); 2nd: 5.2±0.6 (n = 14); 3rd: 7.8±0.9 (n = 24) and 4th: 18.9±10.7 (n = 23). Age did not differ among groups. The following variables differed significantly (p < 0.05) in the highest AMH group (4th) when compared with the other quartiles (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) using non-parametric pairwise tests: BMI: Highest AMH group was thinner (BMI:27.1±5.9) vs. (range:28.9±6.2 to 30.5±6.5); had higher testosterone (ng/dL): (52.6±27.8) vs (29.6±13.4 to 34.9±17.7); had higher free-testosterone (ng/dL): (8.0±6.8) vs. (4.9±±2.7 to 5.4±3.0); had higher 17OHP (ng/dL): (86.7±58.8) vs. (36.8±22.2 to 46.2±39.2); had higher HDL-C (mg/dL): (56.7±13.6) vs. (44.4±5.8 to 46.4±8.7).
CONCLUSIONS:
The phenotyping based on serum AMH concentrations demonstrated that the PCOS women with highest serum AMH differ from the rest: They are thinner, have higher androgen levels. They appear to have more favorable metabolic profiles. AMH-based phenotyping may help to understand the differences between various clinical presentations of PCOS, and potentially guide the treatment approaches. 


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Global gene expression and DNA methylation analyses show that metabolic pathways linked to insulin resistance are dysregulated in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle from women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). However, gene expression does not always translate to alterations in protein levels and changes in biological function. Therefore, we have taken a nontargeted approach, to reveal novel proteins associated with PCOS pathophysiology. Adipose tissue and skeletal muscle biopsies from 10 women with PCOS and 10 controls were subjected to global proteomic and phosphosite analysis. Differently expressed proteins (DEPs) between cases and controls were based on p<0.05 and a fold change >50%. 15 DEPs were found in adipose tissue and the upregulated proteins play a role in immune system processes including, HLA class I histocompatibility antigen and immunoglobulins. We identified 34 DEPs in skeletal muscle. Proteins involved in muscle contraction and actin filament organization pathways were downregulated and expression of myosin heavy chain I, which is specific for type I, or red fibres, was decreased in PCOS. A higher proportion of type I fibers leads to better insulin responsiveness but androgens may diminish highly oxidative and insulin-sensitive type I muscle fibres. Upregulated proteins were enriched in immunometabolic pathways. For example, perilipin- 1 expression, which is localized in intramuscular adipocytes, was increased in PCOS and may reflect lipotoxicity. 

Proteomic analysis of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue from women with PCOS

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Distinct genetic architectures of PCOS subtypes

This presentation reviews the latest evidence concerning the association of COVID-19 in women with PCOS. Topics within it will include whether women with PCOS are known to be at greater risk for COVID-19 and whether they are at a higher likelihood of severe disease.

Risk of SARS-COV-2 infection and PCOS

Vanden Brink H1,2,3*, Burgert TS2, Barral R4,5,6, Gadiraju, M5, Lujan ME1*

1Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA; 
2Division of Endocrinology, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA; 
3Department of Nutrition, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; 
4Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA; 
5University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA; 
6 University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA

Introduction: Assessment of ovarian features are discouraged in the diagnosis of PCOS in adolescence owing to a lack of normative data and historically poor image quality via transabdominal ultrasonography. However, we have recently shown that ovarian morphology is adequately resolved via transabdominal ultrasound in adolescents and that follicle number and ovarian size reflect circulating AMH within the first gynecological year. Whether ovarian features at this early gynecological stage predict menstrual cycle status at two-years post-menarche (2YR-PM) is unknown. 

Methods: Menstrual records of 19 adolescent females who were evaluated at 6-10 months post-menarche (PM) were collected as a part of a prospective cohort study. Menstrual cycle status was determined at 2YR-PM as regular (three previous inter-menstrual intervals within 21-45 days) or irregular (at least one of the three previous inter-menstrual intervals <21 or >45 days). At 6-10 months PM, participants underwent a fasting blood draw, anthropometry, bioimpedance, and a transabdominal ultrasound of the ovaries. Differences in reproductive and metabolic features at 6-10 months PM were contrasted in those who were regular versus irregular at 2YR-PM via Mann-Whitney U-Tests. Whether reproductive features assessed at 6-10 months PM predicted menstrual cycle status at 2YR-PM was determined via logistic regression analyses.

Results: At 2YR-PM, 6/19 adolescents met the criteria for regular menstrual cycles and 13/19 met the criteria for irregular menstrual cycles. There were no differences in the metabolic profile nor in clinical or biochemical measures of androgens status at 6-10 months PM between those who ultimately achieved regular vs irregular menstrual cycles (P>0.05). However, adolescents with irregular menstrual cycles at 2YR-PM had higher LH concentrations (4.8 [3.5-5.5] vs 3.0 [2.4-3.8] mIU/mL; P=0.025), AMH (5.6 [5.1-7.3] vs 3.0 [1.6-4.5] ng/mL, P=0.023), and tended to have higher numbers of antral follicles 2-5mm in diameter (FNPO 2-5mm) (19 [14-25] vs 10 [7-16], P=0.06) at 6-10 months PM. The likelihood of regular menstrual cycles at 2YR-PM decreased with higher AMH (Odds Ratio 0.49 [0.24-0.98], P=0.01), LH (OR: 0.33 [0.13-1.09], P=0.019) and tended to decrease with greater FNPO 2-5mm (OR: 0.89 [0.76-1.03], P=0.05) at 6-10 months PM. 

Conclusion: Ovarian features and serum LH may serve as early, clinically feasible biomarkers of future persistent menstrual irregularity with defective folliculogenesis preceding metabolic and androgenic derangements  in the timeline to aberrant reproductive maturation. Whether adolescents with persistent menstrual irregularity meet criteria for PCOS will be determined upon conclusion of the cohort study.  

Funding: National Institutes of Health (R21-HD095372), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Postdoctoral Fellowship #171268). 


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