A Prospective Study of the Prevalence of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Unselected Caucasian Women from Spain1

Asunción, Miryam; Calvo, Rosa; L. San Millán, José; Sancho, José; Ávila, Sergio; F. Escobar‐Morreale, Héctor

doi:10.1210/jcem.85.7.6682

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A Prospective Study of the Prevalence of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Unselected Caucasian Women from Spain1

Published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism • Jul 1, 2000

Authors:

Miryam Asunción

Rosa Calvo

José L. San Millán

Abstract

We prospectively estimated the prevalence of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), as defined by the NIH/NICHHD 1990 endocrine criteria, in a population of 154 Caucasian women of reproductive age reporting spontaneously for blood donation. Anthropometric data; the presence of hirsutism, acne, and an...

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hirsutism

Hyperandrogenism

Polycystic ovary

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