Birth weight and age at menarche in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome or diminished ovarian reserve, in a retrospective cohort | Zendy

S. Sadrzadeh | Zendy

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Birth weight and age at menarche in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome or diminished ovarian reserve, in a retrospective cohort

Author(s) -

S. Sadrzadeh

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deg409

Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , ovarian reserve , hyperandrogenism , menarche , ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome , gynecology , hirsutism , medicine , antral follicle , retrospective cohort study , obstetrics , live birth , infertility , ovary , pregnancy , in vitro fertilisation , obesity , endocrinology , biology , insulin resistance , genetics

Few studies have investigated the association between subfertility in women and factors in early life such as birth weight and age at menarche, and most have produced contradictory results. In the present study, this association was investigated among women undergoing artificial reproductive techniques (ART), including IVF for reason of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or diminished ovarian reserve. Herein, PCOS included oligomenorrhoea and at least one additional symptom such as hyperandrogenism, hirsutism or polycystic ovaries on ultrasound. In most patients this was concomitant with elevated serum LH levels. Diminished ovarian reserve was defined as receiving a donated oocyte or having a low response to ovarian hyperstimulation.

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