SULT2A1 and polycystic ovary syndrome: Moreover, the lean PCOS patients showed increased DHEAS (P = 0.012), 17-hydropregnenolone (17-OHP5, P < 0.001), 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP, P = 0.001), 11-deoxycortisol (S, P < 0.001), cortisol (F, P = 0.019) and estrone (E1, P < 0.001) levels compared with the lean controls.