Table 2.

Prevalence of different PCOS phenotypes in a Mediterranean population of PCOS women. Phenotypes were differentiated according to Rotterdam criteria (A phenotype: chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism, polycystic ovaries; B phenotype: chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism but normal ovaries; C phenotype: hyperandrogenism, polycystic ovaries but ovulatory cycles; D phenotype: chronic anovulation, polycystic ovaries but normal androgens) and to finding of obesity (ob = obese) or normal body weight (l = lean).

	Prevalence (%)
Phenotype A-ob	23.9
Phenotype A-l	31.2
Phenotype B-ob	5.9
Phenotype B-l	2.9
Phenotype C-ob	4.4
Phenotype C-l	29.7
Phenotype Dob	0.5
Phenotype D-l	1.5

In bold most common PCOS phenotypes according to the suggested new classification [23].