To the Editor:
I read with interest the article by Hendriks et al. (1) and I would like to express certain considerations. Since polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ovaries in humans have different endocrinologic and morphologic properties, the normal bovine ovary model for the evaluation of the amount of damage at different energy modalities seems inadequate. The PCOS ovaries in human are mostly bigger (volume difference), contain several subcortical antral follicles (morphologic difference), are usually anovulatory (functional difference) and secrete more androgen than the non-PCOS counterparts (endocrinologic difference). Read the rest of this entry »