BRD2 and polycystic ovary syndrome: Basal nonstimulated FSH levels were not significantly different between the two groups, but basal nonstimulated LH levels were significantly higher in NOW-PCOS than control-NOW (p = 0.001, Table 1), and basal 17β-E2 levels were 2.9-fold lower in NOW-PCOS as compared to control-NOW, even though this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.07) (Table 1).