Table 2.

Mean (±SE) steroid hormone levels before and 24 hrs after r-hCG, 25 µg iv, in normal women and women with PCOS^γ

	E2 (pg/ml)	A4 (ng/ml)	T (ng/ml)
Normal
Baseline	51 ± 6	0.93 ± 0.08	0.29 ± 0.04
24 hour	62 ± 6*	1.25 ± 0.10**	0.32 ± 0.04
PCOS
Baseline	46 ± 3	1.56 ± 0.10	0.48 ± 0.04
24 hour	76 ± 8**	2.25 ± 0.15**	0.57 ± 0.05

^γBaseline and 24 hour steroid hormone levels compared by Wilcoxon signed-rank test;

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01 24 hour vs. Baseline

To convert to SI units multiply by the following conversion factor: E₂ (3.67); A4 (3.49); T (3.47)