The Syndrome of Large, Pale Ovaries and Its Differentiation from Adrenogenital Syndrome and Cushing's Disease

Abstract

Patients with large, pale ovaries (Stein-Leventhal syndrome) usually complain of amenorrhea, sterility and hirsutism. Recognition of this syndrome is important since the amenorrhea and sterility may frequently be corrected by wedge resection of the ovaries. Cushing's disease, adrenogenital syndrome, arrhenoblastoma and idiopathic hirsutism must be considered in diagnosis.