Prevalence of polycystic ovarian syndrome in women aged 15 to 25 in a general private office
Keywords:
POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME, HYPERANDROGENISM, OBESITY, INFERTILITY, PREVALENCE.Abstract
Introduction: polycystic ovary syndrome is known as a metabolic endocrine disorder most common among women of reproductive age. Polycystic ovary syndrome has been linked to gynecological, endocrinological, cardiovascular and metabolic problems.
Objective: to describe the prevalence, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome in patients attending a general private clinic in the period from October 2022 to May 2023.
Methods: the study was an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. All patients with polycystic ovary syndrome who attended the medical office were included, corresponding to 200 patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.
Results: the median age was 30 years, 51,85 % were single, 54,32 % were students, 79 % had a body mass index outside the reference range, and 29,99 % suffered one or more miscarriages. The most striking clinical feature was hirsutism in 67,90 %. The most frequent complications in decreasing order were obesity, infertility and thyroid disease. The established treatment in most women was lifestyle change and pharmacological treatment in 56,76 %.
Conclusions: patients diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome presented two or more clinical characteristics in each of them, the majority presented at least one complication, the most striking being obesity.
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