Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Although menstrual irregularity, including oligomenorrhea (OM), is associated with insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism, the relationship between the severity of menstrual infrequency and clinical phenotypes in young women with OM is unclear. We evaluated whether a longer menstrual cycle length is associated with less favorable metabolic features in young women.Methods/design: A total of 1296 young women (aged 15–39 years old) with ...

The prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is generally estimated at 5–7% in women of reproductive age. But studies regarding the prevalence of PCOS have largely been confined to non-Asians. We aimed to estimate prevalence and phenotype of PCOS in Korean women. Cross sectional study was done between November 2008 and May 2009. A questionnaire based on menstrual history and clinical manifestations of hyperandrogenism was utilized to find out ‘probable cases&#1...