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Cardiovascular and metabolic characteristics of infertile Chinese women with PCOS diagnosed according to the Rotterdam consensus criteria.
Reproductive biomedicine online - 1 Oct 2010
Guo M, Chen Z J, Macklon N S, Shi Y H, Westerveld H E, Eijkemans M J, Fauser B C J M, Goverde A J
Abstract excerpt
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is strongly associated with metabolic abnormalities in Western women. However, data from other populations and geographical regions are scarce. This study evaluated cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in Chinese infertile women diagnosed with PCOS using the 2003 Rotterdam consensus criteria. A total of 615 women representing the four PCOS phenotypes (oligo- or anovulation...
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