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ea0036P56 | (1) | BSPED2014

Low birth weight is not a feature of polycystic ovarian syndrome in a British cohort of adolescents, but obesity and metabolic syndrome are common associations

Frerichs Carley , Das Urmi , Dharmaraj Poonam , Didi Mohammed , Hernon Mary , Ramikrishnan Renuka , Blair Jo

Background: Adolescent polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is being diagnosed more frequently as the prevalence of childhood obesity increases. Adolescent PCOS has been associated with low birth weight (LBW), exaggerated adrenarche (EA) and metabolic syndrome in Mediterranean populations. This study describes the clinical phenotype of a cohort of northern European girls.Methods: A retrospective study of adolescents with PCOS, diagnosed according to the Ro...
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Endocrine Abstracts
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