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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2016

The Relationship Between Hearing Thresholds and Hyperandrogenism in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Mahfuz Turan, Rıfkı Ucler, Mehmet Fatih Garca, Zehra Kurdoglu, Hakan Cankaya, Abdurrahman Ayral, Nazım Bozan, Ahmet Faruk Kıroglu, Mertihan Kurdoglu

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Subclinical hearing loss in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a case-control study using extended high-frequency audiometry.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  2. Sex Differences in the Triad of Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mahfuz TuranDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey.
Rıfkı UclerDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey.
Mehmet Fatih GarcaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey.
Zehra KurdogluDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Hakan CankayaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey.
Abdurrahman AyralDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey.
Nazım BozanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey.
Ahmet Faruk KırogluDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yıl University, Van, Turkey.
Mertihan KurdogluDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey.
Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND The purpose of our study was to investigate the association between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hearing thresholds. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty women diagnosed with PCOS (mean age, 24.33±6.38 years) and 40 healthy women controls (mean age, 26.38±6.75 years) were included in prospective study. Each case was tested with low (250, 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz), high (4000, 6000, and 8000 Hz) and extended high (EH) (9000-20000 Hz) frequency audiometry. The fasting plasma glucose, insulin, FSH, LH, total testosterone, and sex hormone-binding globulin were measured in all patients. RESULTS The mean hearing thresholds at EH frequencies were statistically significantly higher in the PCOS group than in the control group (p=0.001 right ear and p=0.015 left ear). There were significant positive correlations among free testosterone index (FTI) values and hirsutism scores with EH frequency hearing thresholds. CONCLUSIONS At pure-tone audiometry (PTA) EH frequencies, we detected significantly higher hearing thresholds in PCOS patients than in controls. We also determined that elevated FTI and hirsutism score were positively correlated with elevated hearing thresholds in EH frequencies. These findings support that hyperandrogenism can play a role in the elevation of hearing thresholds in PCOS.

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AdolescentAdultAudiometry, Pure-ToneBlood GlucoseCase-Control StudiesFemaleHearingHirsutismHumansHyperandrogenismInsulinInsulin ResistanceLuteinizing HormoneMiddle AgedPolycystic Ovary SyndromeProspective StudiesBlood GlucoseInsulinLuteinizing HormoneTestosterone

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PMID27846196
PMCPMC5115213
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