ea0070ep376 | Reproductive and Developmental Endocrinology | ECE2020
Lebkowska Agnieszka
, Adamska Agnieszka
, Krentowska Anna
, Uruska Aleksandra
, Rogowicz-Frontczak Anita
, Araszkiewicz Aleksandra
, Hryniewicka Justyna
, Leśniewska Monika
, Ożegowska Katarzyna
, Wender-Ożegowska Ewa
, Zozulinska-Ziolkiewicz Dorota
, Kowalska Irina
Objective: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is more prevalent among women with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) than in general population. Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is the most common autoimmunological disease in young women in reproductive age, especially in T1DM. Data in literature indicate the possible role of thyroid autoimmunity in PCOS pathogenesis. It has been suggested that positive concentration of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAbs) is associated with increased prevalen...