Does lower insulin sensitivity differentiate hirsute from non-hirsute Sicilian women with polycystic ovary syndrome?
Our study suggests that the increased responsiveness of the pilo-sebaceous unit to androgens seems to be influenced by insulin sensitivity and that insulin resistance should be assessed in all hirsute women with PCOS regardless of their BMI, as insulin resistance was found in hirsute women irrespective of whether they were overweight or obese.
Inflammatory MRI lesions in early AS are seen more often in posterior structures of the spine. This may be relevant for the diagnosis of early AS and the early detection of inflammatory spinal involvement.