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    The Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a Community Sample of Iranian Population: Iranian PCOS Prevalence Study

    January 2011 in “ Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology ”
    Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Masoumeh Simbar, Maryam Tohidi … Fereidoun Azizi
    Studysummary Among reproductive-aged women in Iran, this study found that the prevalence of PCOS varied significantly depending on the diagnostic criteria used, with estimates ranging from 7.1% to 14.6%.
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