Research Article

Involvement of GJA1 and Gap Junctional Intercellular Communication between Cumulus Cells and Oocytes from Women with PCOS

Table 1

Clinical characteristics and outcome of patients with and without PCOS.

Non-PCOS ()PCOS () value

Age (year)0.7035
BMI (kg/m2)0.7804
AFC>24.000<0.001 (0.000)
FSH (mIU/mL)0.7820
LH (mIU/mL)<0.001 (0.000)
LH/FSH<0.001 (0.000)
Insulin (IU)0.8541
Testosterone (nmol/L)<0.001 (0.000)
Androstenedione (nmol/L)0.1611
SHBG (nmol/L)0.1177

BMI: body mass index; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone, AFC: antral follicle; SHBG: sex hormone-binding globulin.