Obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease risk: an uptodate in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome

Orio, Francesco; Muscogiuri, Giovanna; Nese, Cinar; Palomba, Stefano; Savastano, Silvia; Tafuri, Domenico; Colarieti, Giorgio; La Sala, Giovanbattista; Colao, Annamaria; Yildiz, OKAN

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.08.026

Obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease risk: an uptodate in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY, vol.207, pp.214-219, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 207
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.08.026
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.214-219
Keywords: PCOS, Cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, Obesity, Lifestyle, Environment, IMPAIRED GLUCOSE-TOLERANCE, ADIPONECTIN GENE POLYMORPHISMS, BODY-MASS INDEX, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, METABOLIC SYNDROME, VISCERAL FAT, WOMEN, PREVALENCE, ENDOCRINE, HYPERANDROGENISM
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in reproductive aged women and is characterized by two of the following three features: oligoovulation or anovulation, clinical and/or biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism, or polycystic ovaries.