Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Salvador, Brazil: A Prevalence Study in Primary Healthcare

    January 2012 in “ Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology ”
    Lígia Gabrielli, Estela M. L. Aquino
    Studysummary In this study, the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome among women seeking primary healthcare in Salvador, Brazil, was found to be 8.5% using the Rotterdam criteria.
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