Diagnosis, phenotype, and prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome among Malaysian Female University Staff

Background & aim: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a metabolic disease with diverse etiologies. The prevalence of PCOS varies among different ethnicities and across various geographical and social settings. Scarce data exist on the prevalence of PCOS in Asia, especially in Malaysia. Regarding this, the present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of PCOS and its subtypes among the Ma...

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 ...

Awareness and Performance of Iranian General Practitioners in Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome is very common among Iranian women. Patients with this syndrome are more likely to see general practitioners than gynecologists. This study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge and clinical management of general practitioners regarding the diagnosis and treatment of this syndrome. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed usin...

بررسی عوامل خطرزای بیماری‌های قلبی و عروقی بر حسب فنوتیپ‌های سندرم تخمدان پلی‌کیستیک در دختران 18-14 ساله دبیرستانی شهر شیراز 1389

Introduction: In patients with polycystic ovary syndrome hyperinsulinaemia, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and hyperglycemia may represent an increased risk for coronary cardiovascular disease .This study aimed to investigate risk factors for cardiovascular disease based on polycystic ovary syndrome phenotypes in Shiraz. Methods: This Cross-sectional study was performed on 3200 students aged...

The Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in High School Students in Rasht in 2009 According to NIH Criteria

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...