The prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in a community sample of Iranian population: Iranian PCOS prevalence study

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Authors

Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani · Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Masoumeh Simbar · Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences

Maryam Tohidi · Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences

Farhad Hosseinpanah · Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Fereidoun Azizi · Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

At community level, widespread screening of Rotterdam criteria will increase the estimated prevalence of PCOS over twofold. Establishing an explicit and contemporaneous method for definition and screening of each PCOS criteria has important investigational implications and increase the comparability of published research.

Topics & Keywords

Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Biology and Fertility Sperm and Testicular Function

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 39-39

DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-39

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