Incidence of polycystic ovaries and polycystic ovary syndrome amongst women in Melbourne, Australia

Lowe, Philip; Kovacs, Gab; Howlett, Donna

doi:10.1111/j.1479-828x.2005.00334.x

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“…Polycystic ovaries may be found in up to 23% of women (28), associated with eating disorders, hyperprolactinemia, and functional hypothalamic amenorrhea. In an Australian study, women with PCO-US only (n ¼ 15) had a similar metabolic profile as control subjects (12).…”

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Risk of metabolic complications in the new PCOS phenotypes based on the Rotterdam criteria

Shroff

Syrop

Davis

et al. 2007

Fertility and Sterility

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Risk of metabolic complications in the new PCOS phenotypes based on the Rotterdam criteria

Shroff

Syrop

Davis

et al. 2007

Fertility and Sterility

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“…Some studies of PCOS prevalence in women of reproductive age were from 2.6 to 12% [9,10,11,12,13] and in one study in adolescent girls it was 3% [14]. Three studies carried out in China reported that the prevalence was 2.2-6.5% in women of reproductive age [15,16] and 1.3% in adolescents [17].…”

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Prevalence of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Female Residents of Chengdu, China

Zhuang

Liu

et al. 2014

Gynecol Obstet Invest

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Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women. The data on this syndrome in a Chinese community are limited. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional survey was undertaken. Cluster-randomized sampling was used. Female residents of Chengdu aged between 12 and 44 were included according to the constituent ratio of the female population of Sichuan province. We used three diagnostic criteria to determine the prevalence: the National Institutes of Health diagnostic criteria of PCOS (NIH-1990), the revised Rotterdam diagnostic criteria of PCOS (Rott-2003), and the recommended diagnostic criteria of PCOS by the Androgen Excess Society (AES-2006). Results: 1,645 participants were included. The prevalence of PCOS in women aged between 12 and 44 was 7.1, 11.2 and 7.4%, respectively, according to the three different criteria. After the onset of puberty, the prevalence of PCOS increased rapidly from 12 to 14 years of age, peaked between 15 and 24 and decreased gradually thereafter and reached its lowest point before menopause. Conclusions: The prevalence of PCOS in this study was in the PCOS prevalence range from existing studies. According to the trend of prevalence, PCOS might be a temporary condition.

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“…However, the finding of isolated PCO morphology does not equate to PCOS. In fact, about 20-33 % of women in the normal adult population have been reported to have PCO feature [4][5][6][7][8]. Some of these ovulatory PCO women may require IVF because of other reasons leading to subfertility.…”

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Cumulative live-birth rate in women with polycystic ovary syndrome or isolated polycystic ovaries undergoing in-vitro fertilisation treatment

Lee

Lau

et al. 2013

J Assist Reprod Genet

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Purpose This retrospective cohort study evaluated the cumulative live birth rate in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and isolated polycystic ovaries (PCO) undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. Methods We studied 104 women with PCOS, 184 with PCO and 576 age-matched controls undergoing the first IVF treatment cycle between 2002 and 2009. The main outcome measure was cumulative live birth in the fresh plus all the frozen embryo transfers combined after the same stimulation cycle. Results Women in both the PCOS (n =104) and isolated PCO groups (n =184) had higher ovarian response parameters compared to age-matched controls (n =576), and higher rates of withholding fresh embryo transfer for risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). The actual incidence of moderate to severe OHSS was significantly higher in the PCOS (11.5 %) but not the isolated PCO group (8.2 %) compared to controls (4.9 %). The live birth rates in the fresh cycle were comparable among the 3 groups, but the PCOS group had a significantly higher miscarriage rate compared to the other 2 groups. Cumulative live birth rate was significantly higher in the isolated PCO group (60.3 %), but not the PCOS group (50.0 %), compared to controls (47.5 %).Conclusions Women in the isolated PCO group, but not the PCOS group, had a significantly higher cumulative live birth rate compared to controls. This could be explained by the quantitative effect of the higher number of transferable embryos obtained per stimulation cycle, which is uncompromised by the unfavourable embryo competence otherwise observed in PCOS.

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Incidence of polycystic ovaries and polycystic ovary syndrome amongst women in Melbourne, Australia

Abstract: The incidence of PCO in Australian women is similar to that of other Caucasian populations.

Cited by 43 publications

References 8 publications

Risk of metabolic complications in the new PCOS phenotypes based on the Rotterdam criteria

Risk of metabolic complications in the new PCOS phenotypes based on the Rotterdam criteria

Prevalence of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Female Residents of Chengdu, China

Cumulative live-birth rate in women with polycystic ovary syndrome or isolated polycystic ovaries undergoing in-vitro fertilisation treatment

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