Polycystic ovary syndrome: clinical and laboratory evaluation.

P-182: The Comparison of Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics in Obese and Normal Weight Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: The main characteristic of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is oligomenorrhea with clinical and biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism(HA) and the phenotypic spectrum of PCOS is very broad. There are very limited studies about the features of patients with PCOS in Iran. The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical and laboratory characteristics of PCOS between the overweight ...

Pnm-5: Midwifery Intensive Cares in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common endocrine disorder with 3-7% prevalence in the general population and 10% in women of childbearing. This rate has increased in infertile women. The main composition of this syndrome includes anovulation or olygoovulation, clinical and laboratory signs of increased androgens and observation polycystic ovaries on ultrasound in evaluation. In this ...

Evaluation of the Prevalence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among Adolescent (15-18 Years Old) Girls in Tehran during 2005-2006

Background Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) was first introduced by Leventhal and Stein in 1935. It has a wide range of manifestations such as hyperandrogenism, irregular menstruation and central body obesity. The lack of definite diagnostic criteria has made the diagnosis a difficult task. Moreover, the disturbing aspects of the syndrome range from hirsutism in an adolescent girl to infertil...

Serum Adiponectin Level and Clinical, Metabolic, and Hormonal Markers in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Iran

Background The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been studied in different populations, but their results were so controversial regarding Iranian women. These controversial data indicated the need for more investigation of MetS characteristics in PCOS patients in our population. So this study aimed to evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteris...

Descriptive study of 110 patients with Hirsutism in Tehran Razi Hospital during the years 2000-01

Background: Hirsutism is a common clinical problem with different etiologic factors. Hence, clinical and laboratory studies are necessary to find these factors. Objectives: To determine the etiologic factors of hirsutism with clinical and paraclinical studies including TSH, DHEA-S, LH/FSH, testosterone, prolactin, 17-OH progesterone and sonography of ovary. Patients and Methods: This cross sect...