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Associations of menstrual cycle irregularities with age, obesity and phenotype in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Hormones (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000
Panidis Dimitrios, Tziomalos Konstantinos, Papadakis Efstathios, Chatzis Panagiotis, Kandaraki Eleni A, Tsourdi Elena A, Macut Djuro, Bjekic-Macut Jelica, Marthopoulos Apostolos, Katsikis Ilias
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Limited data suggest that menstrual cycle abnormalities are more pronounced in younger and more obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We aimed to evaluate the association between menstrual cycle pattern and age, obesity and PCOS phenotype in a large population of women with PCOS. DESIGN: We studied 1,297 women with PCOS and divided them according to: a) age in ≤ 20, 21-30 and > 30 years...
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