Prevalence of Polycystic Ovaries in Women with Self-Reported Symptoms of Oligomenorrhoea and/or Hirsutism: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study
March 2004
in “
Human Reproduction
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polycystic ovaries PCO oligomenorrhoea hirsutism body mass index ovarian volume mean follicle number testosterone free androgen index insulin levels sex hormone-binding globulin glucose:insulin ratio waist:hip ratio infertility rate glucose levels insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 PCOS BMI SHBG IGFBP-1
Studysummary This study found that women with symptoms of oligomenorrhoea and/or hirsutism are more likely to have polycystic ovaries and less favorable biochemical and clinical markers compared to asymptomatic women.
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