Table 3. The relationship between hormone levels and menstrual irregularity and hirsutism at the sixth 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	7.63±12.7	3.98±2.57	1.91±0.57	0.49±0.20	316.73±76.6	2.85±2.05	46.37±18.24
	Yes	5.88±3.27	3.42±1.11	2.68±1.04	0.59±0.20	435.86±129.7	2.06±0.95	34.34±13.68
	p	0.15	0.30	0.10	0.13	0.02*	0.09	0.03*
Hirsutism	No	6.83±10.5	3.78±2.80	2.08±0.80	0.51±0.21	354.24±112.2	2.50±1.91	43.73±18.59
	Yes	7.13±7.11	3.59±2.99	2.79±0.99	0.63±0.13	414.31±128.7	2.58±0.56	32.21±6.95
	p	0.22	0.48	0.13	0.08	0.04*	0.43	0.04*