Abstract:Objective To investigate the changes of serum anti-müllerian hormone (AMH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and estradiol (E2) levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) with different degrees of menstrual insufficiency and their possible clinical significance.Methods Two hundred and forty PCOS patients admitted to our hospital from January 2018 to May 2022 were selected, according to the degree of menstrual thinning, the patients were divided into group A (menstrual cycle 36-90 d), group B (menstrual cycle 91 to 180 d), 56 (menstrual cycle > 180 d) and group C (menstrual cycle > 180 d). Baseline data, sex hormone indexes [AMH, FSH, LH, E2, testosterone (T), prolactin (PRL), free androgen index (FAI)], metabolic indexes [homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), uric acid (UA) ] were compared among the three groups. Spearman correlation analysis was used to evaluate the correlation between the degree of menstrual thinning and metabolic and sex hormone indexes in PCOS patients.Results Body mass index (BMI) of group A was lower than that of group B and C (P < 0.05), and BMI of group B was lower than that of group C (P < 0.05); there were no significant differences in age, waist-hip ratio and hirsutism among the three groups (P > 0.05). The LH, T and FAI of group A were lower than those of group B and C (P < 0.05), and those of group B were lower than those of group C (P < 0.05); there were no statistical differences in AMH, FSH, E2 and PRL among the three groups (P > 0.05). HOMA-IR, TG and UA in group A were lower than those in group B and C (P < 0.05), and HOMA-IR, TG and UA in group B were lower than those in group C (P < 0.05); there was no statistical difference in TC among the three groups (P > 0.05). Spearman correlation analysis showed that the degree of oligomenorrhea in PCOS patients was positively correlated with HOMA-IR, TG, UA, LH, T and FAI (rs = 0.764, 0.560, 0.558, 0.650, 0.512 and 0.678, all P <0.05).Conclusion The degree of sparse menstruation in PCOS patients is closely related to glucolipid metabolism and sex hormone levels. The more severe the degree of sparse menstruation, the higher the degree of abnormal glucolipid metabolism and sex hormone levels.