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High prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in women born small for gestational age

Author(s) -

Anderson Sanches de Melo,

Carolina Sales Vieira,

Marco Antônio Barbieri,

A.C.J.S. Rosa-e-Silva,

Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva,

Viviane Cunha Cardoso,

Rosana Maria dos Reis,

Rui Alberto Ferriani,

Marcos Felipe Silva de Sá,

Heloísa Bettiol

Publication year - 2010

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/deq162

Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , small for gestational age , medicine , hyperandrogenism , obstetrics , free androgen index , body mass index , gynecology , insulin resistance , gestational age , endocrinology , pregnancy , insulin , biology , genetics

There is evidence that intrauterine growth restriction, resulting in newborn girls that are small for gestational age (SGA), may be related to the onset of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Thus, we studied whether women born SGA have a higher prevalence of PCOS than women born appropriate for gestational age (AGA).

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