Open AccessPrevalence and Characteristics of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Overweight and Obese Women
Author(s) -
Francisco ÁlvarezBlasco,
José I. Botella-Carretero,
José L. San Millán,
Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.166.19.2081
Subject(s) - hyperandrogenism , overweight , polycystic ovary , medicine , hirsutism , obstetrics , obesity , gynecology , body mass index , insulin resistance
Surprisingly, the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in otherwise unselected overweight or obese women is unknown, despite obesity being frequent in patients with PCOS. We conducted the present study to obtain an unbiased estimate of the prevalence of PCOS in unselected overweight and obese premenopausal women from Spain.
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