Prevalence of symptoms associated with polycystic ovary syndrome
Abstract Objective To establish the prevalence of symptoms associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a population‐based sample of women from Northern Sweden, and to relate symptoms of PCOS to features of metabolic syndrome. Methods A population‐based survey of 147 women under 40 years of a...
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crwiley:10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.01.023 2024-10-13T14:09:47+00:00 Prevalence of symptoms associated with polycystic ovary syndrome Lindholm, Åsa Andersson, Liselott Eliasson, Mats Bixo, Marie Sundström‐Poromaa, Inger 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.01.023 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0020729208000659?httpAccept=text/plain http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0020729208000659?httpAccept=text/xml https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1016%2Fj.ijgo.2008.01.023 https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.01.023 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics volume 102, issue 1, page 39-43 ISSN 0020-7292 1879-3479 journal-article 2008 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.01.023 2024-09-19T04:19:09Z Abstract Objective To establish the prevalence of symptoms associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a population‐based sample of women from Northern Sweden, and to relate symptoms of PCOS to features of metabolic syndrome. Methods A population‐based survey of 147 women under 40 years of age sampled from 267 eligible women from the Northern Sweden component of the World Health Organization's MONICA study. The study involved questionnaires, physical examination, and assays of testosterone and sex hormone‐binding globulin. Results The estimated prevalence of symptoms associated with PCOS was 4.8% in the study population. Features of metabolic syndrome were more common in women with signs of hyperandrogenism than in healthy controls. Conclusion The estimated prevalence of PCOS in Northern Sweden corresponds with other prevalence studies. A simple questionnaire and analysis of the free androgen index are sufficient to detect the subgroup with the highest risk for metabolic syndrome. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Wiley Online Library International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 102 1 39 43 |
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Abstract Objective To establish the prevalence of symptoms associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a population‐based sample of women from Northern Sweden, and to relate symptoms of PCOS to features of metabolic syndrome. Methods A population‐based survey of 147 women under 40 years of age sampled from 267 eligible women from the Northern Sweden component of the World Health Organization's MONICA study. The study involved questionnaires, physical examination, and assays of testosterone and sex hormone‐binding globulin. Results The estimated prevalence of symptoms associated with PCOS was 4.8% in the study population. Features of metabolic syndrome were more common in women with signs of hyperandrogenism than in healthy controls. Conclusion The estimated prevalence of PCOS in Northern Sweden corresponds with other prevalence studies. A simple questionnaire and analysis of the free androgen index are sufficient to detect the subgroup with the highest risk for metabolic syndrome. |
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