Prevalence and characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Iran

Background The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been studied in different populations, but their results were so controversial regarding Iranian women. These controversial data indicated the need for more investigation of MetS characteristics in PCOS patients in our population. So this study aimed to evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteris...

Metabolic Syndrome and Its Characteristics among Reproductive-Aged Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study in Northwest Iran

Pnm-5: Midwifery Intensive Cares in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common endocrine disorder with 3-7% prevalence in the general population and 10% in women of childbearing. This rate has increased in infertile women. The main composition of this syndrome includes anovulation or olygoovulation, clinical and laboratory signs of increased androgens and observation polycystic ovaries on ultrasound in evaluation. In this ...

I-30: Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: Metabolic syndrome is a disorder which is composed of several metabolic abnormalities: glucose intolerance, dyslipidemia, obesity and hypertension. PCOS which is characterized by menstrual irregularities and hyperandrogenism, is a common endocrinological disorder in female reproductive age. The prevalence of the syndrome is 5-10%. Insulin resistance is a common feature of the PCOS (...

Metabolic and Endocrine Characteristics of Indian Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Objective Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrinological disorders among women of reproductive age and the leading cause of female infertility. This study intends to evaluate the lipid profile, hormonal levels [free T3 (fT3), free T4 (fT4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), insulin, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and prolactin] in PCO...

P-182: The Comparison of Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics in Obese and Normal Weight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: The main characteristic of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is oligomenorrhea with clinical and biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism(HA) and the phenotypic spectrum of PCOS is very broad. There are very limited studies about the features of patients with PCOS in Iran. The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical and laboratory characteristics of PCOS between the overweight ...