Polycystic Ovary Syndrome May Be an Autoimmune Disorder

Table 3

Reported autoantibodies in PCOS.

Autoantibodies	Documented findings of different studies
ANA	8.6% [43]; [46]
Anti-RO (SSA)	5.7% [43]
Anti-dsDNA	1.97% () [52]; = <0.001 [46]
Anti-thyroglobulin	7.81% () [52]; [53]; [54]
Anti-TPO	18.75 () [52]; 26.7% () [54]; [53]
Anti-carbonic anhydrase-1	26% [57]
Anti-spermatic antibody	22.61% [58]
Anti-ovarian antibody	44% [59]; IgG 27% (); IgA 3% (); IgM 27% ()
Islet cell antibody	53% [60]
GAD	44% [60]
Antibody to protein tyrosine phosphatase	16% [60]
Insulin autoantibodies	21% [60]
Anti-histone antibody	11.4% () [61]
Anti-SM antibody	Positive () [62]