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Screening for 21-hydroxylase-deficient nonclassic adrenal hyperplasia among hyperandrogenic women: a prospective study.

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OBJECTIVE:To prospectively establish the specificity, sensitivity, and positive predictive value (PPV) of a basal 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-HP) level for the screening of 21-hydroxylase-deficient nonclassic adrenal hyperplasia (NCAH) among hyperandrogenic women. DESIGN:Prospective observational trial. SETTING:Tertiary care academic medical centers. PATIENT(S):Eight healthy controls, 20 patients with NCAH, and 284 consecutively seen patients with hyperandrogenism. INTERVENTION(S):All controls and patients with NCAH, and select patients with hyperandrogenism, underwent acute ACTH (1-24) stimulation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Specificity was determined by measuring 17-HP every other day during one menstrual cycle in 8 healthy women with normal ovulation (107 samples). Sensitivity was determined by measuring 17-HP between 7 and 9 A.M. and 3 and 5 P.M. on the same day in 20 patients with genetically confirmed NCAH. The PPV was determined by prospectively measuring 17-HP in 284 consecutively seen hyperandrogenic women at their initial evaluation. The diagnosis of NCAH was established by a stimulated 17-HP level of >10 ng/mL. RESULT(S):Among controls, 17-HP levels of <2, <3, and <4 ng/mL all had a specificity of 100% when obtained in the follicular phase; when obtained in the luteal phase, they had specificities of 53%, 82%, and 82%, respectively. Among patients with NCAH, 17-HP levels of >2, >3, and >4 ng/mL had sensitivities of 100%, 90%, and 90%, respectively, for the detection of the disorder when obtained in the morning, and sensitivities of 95%, 90%, and 85%, respectively, when obtained in the afternoon. Among the 284 consecutively seen hyperandrogenic women, the PPVs of the first and second 17-HP levels were 7.3% and 19% for a cutoff level of >2 ng/mL, 13% and 43% for a cutoff level of >3 ng/mL, and 33% and 40% for a cutoff level of >4 ng/mL, respectively. CONCLUSION(S):A basal 17-HP level is a useful screening tool for NCAH. A cutoff level of 4 ng/mL has maximum specificity and PPV, with little loss in sensitivity if testing is performed in the morning and during the follicular phase. However, a lower cutoff level (e.g., 2 or 3 ng/mL) is preferable if testing is performed at odd hours of the day, as is common in many practices, and maximum sensitivity is desired.

journal_name

Fertil Steril

journal_title

Fertility and sterility

authors

Azziz R,Hincapie LA,Knochenhauer ES,Dewailly D,Fox L,Boots LR

doi

10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00383-0

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1999-11-01 00:00:00

pages

915-25

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eissn

0015-0282

issn

1556-5653

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S0015-0282(99)00383-0

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Screening for 21-hydroxylase-deficient nonclassic adrenal hyperplasia among hyperandrogenic women: a prospective study.