Metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia in mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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YILMAZ B., Vellanki P., Ata B., Yildiz B. O.

FERTILITY AND STERILITY, vol.109, no.2, pp.356-396, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 109 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.10.018
  • Journal Name: FERTILITY AND STERILITY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.356-396
  • Keywords: Dyslipidemia, first-degree relatives, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome, IMPAIRED GLUCOSE-TOLERANCE, FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVES, II DIABETES-MELLITUS, 1ST DEGREE RELATIVES, INSULIN-RESISTANCE, 1ST-DEGREE RELATIVES, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, FAMILY-HISTORY, SYNDROME PCOS, DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-SULFATE
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To provide an evidence-based assessment of metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia in first-degree relatives of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).