Relationship of the metabolic syndrome and obesity to polycystic ovary syndrome: A controlled, population-based study
American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyPublished 1 February 2001
Seija Korhonen, Maritta Hippeläinen, Leo Niskanen, Mauno Vanhala, Seppo Saarikoski
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It is suggested that at the population level polycystic ovary syndrome only accounts for a distinct subgroup of a much wider problem, metabolic syndrome.
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Surprisingly few women with metabolic syndrome had symptoms suggestive of polycystic ovary syndrome, in comparison with obese and lean women. Our results suggest that at the population level polycystic ovary syndrome only accounts for a distinct subgroup of a much wider problem, metabolic syndrome.
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