A few may show features characteristic of polycystic ovaries. The ovaries are bilaterally involved and, in clinical cases, are enlarged. The capsule is smooth and cut surface is yellow. The condition does not respond to clomiphene or wedge resection of the ovary. Oophorectomy halts progressive virilization and may also result in disappearance of the hypertension and hyperinsulinemia.
Endometriosis See section on uterus.
Many hemosiderin-laden macrophages are present.