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Pelvic floor muscle thickness in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

2018; IMR Press; Volume: 45; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.12891/ceog4113.2018

2709-0094

M.H. Vieira de Melo, Maria Thereza Albuquerque Barbosa Cabral Micussi, Robinson Dias de Medeiros, Ricardo Ney Cobucci, Técia Maria de Oliveira Maranhão, Ana Katherine Gonçalves,

Endometriosis Research and Treatment

Objective: To evaluate pelvic floor muscle (PFM) thickness in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) group and compare it to those with normal menstrual cycle (control group). Materials and Methods: Transperineal ultrasound examination was used to evaluate the thickness of the bilateral pelvic floor muscles Results: The mean age was 25.1 ± 2.1 and 24.2 ± 1.9 years in PCOS and control groups, respectively (p > 0.05). Body mass index averaged 22.5 ± 0.9 in the control group and 27.8 ± 2.6 in the PCOS group (p = 0.03). There was no difference between the thickness of the pelvic floor muscles (PCOS group: right 1.12 ± 0.5, left 1.0 ± 0.6 and control group: right 0.89 ± 0.6 and left 0.94 ± 0.4. Conclusions: There was no differences in pelvic floor muscle thickness identified by ultrasound. However, the PCOS group exhibited a tendency to greater thickness. This may be due to the state of hyperandrogenism or abdominal overload.