Table 2. The relationship between hormone levels and menstrual irregularity and hirsutism at the third month of treatment.

LH: luteinizing hormone; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; fT: free testosterone; tT: total testosterone; DHEAS: dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; 17-OH PG: 17-OH progesterone; SHBG: sex hormone-binding globulin.

*p < 0.05.

		LH	FSH	fT	tT	DHEAS	17-OH PG	SHBG
Menstrual irregularity	No	8.05±5.69	3.99±1.46	2.33±1.08	0.72±1.49	310.99±94.3	2.75±3.37	65.54±43.15
	Yes	7.94±5.49	4.25±1.7	2.09±0.76	0.46±0.14	454.86±144.36	2.38±2.03	39.69±18.8
	p	0.18	0.23	0.11	0.03*	0.01*	0.35	0.19
Hirsutism	No	8.26±5.72	4.03±1.56	2.21±1.01	0.64±1.29	348.48±129.26	2.71±3.12	57.38±40.2
	Yes	5.94±3.85	4.45±1.45	2.55±0.76	0.6±0.15	459.88±121.06	1.95±0.86	50.9±20.34
	p	0.04*	0.35	0.24	0.32	0.01*	0.04*	0.26