ArticleFertility and sterility2013
Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents.
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- Effect of Lifestyle Modifications on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Predominantly Young Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2025Pooled it
- Global prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in women worldwide: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Pooled it
- Childhood, adolescent, and adulthood adiposity are associated with risk of PCOS: a Mendelian randomization study with meta-analysis.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Patients With Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2022Pooled it
- Pediatric Obesity-Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2017 · on this mapGuideline
- Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in adolescence.Journal of medicine and lifePooled it
- Effects of resveratrol on VEGF & HIF1 genes expression in granulosa cells in the angiogenesis pathway and laboratory parameters of polycystic ovary syndrome: a triple-blind randomized clinical trial.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2019Trial
- Obesity and Insulin Resistance, Not Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Are Independent Predictors of Bone Mineral Density in Adolescents and Young Women.Hormone research in paediatrics · 2019Trial
- Clinical and Hormonal Profile of Adolescents with PCOS and 'At Risk of PCOS': A Cross-Sectional Study.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- The Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescents with Obesity.Advances in therapy · 2026Review
- Decoding the significance of TERT gene in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: From molecular mechanisms to emerging diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Review
- Evaluation of muscle strength assessment in adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome: a case control study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- MicroRNA Crossroads in PCOS and Endometriosis.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Review
- Shared immune-inflammatory gene networks and drug prediction in polycystic ovary syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a bioinformatics and experimental validation study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Evidence for Functional Ovarian Hyperandrogenism in Early Pubertal, but Not Late Pubertal, Girls With Excess Weight.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2025Article
- Severe Hyperandrogenism Secondary to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in a Gender-diverse Adolescent.JCEM case reports · 2025Article
- Nanomaterial-enhanced biosensors for polycystic ovarian syndrome diagnosis and pathophysiological insights.Mikrochimica acta · 2025Review
- Physical Activity May Attenuate the Association of Early Adolescent Adiposity With PCOS Assessed in Later Adolescence: Findings From a Prospective Cohort, Project Viva.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2025Article
- Weight Management Strategies to Reduce Metabolic Morbidity in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Prospective associations of adolescent obesity phenotypes with self-reported polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis in young adulthood.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in adolescents and its association with obesity.
designCross-sectional study using electronic medical records.
settingNot applicable. PATIENT(S): Adolescents aged 15-19 years (n = 137,502). INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): PCOS diagnosed or defined according to National Institutes of Health (NIH) criteria. RESULT(S): The prevalence of a confirmed diagnosis of PCOS was 0.56%, which increased to 1.14% when undiagnosed cases with documented symptoms qualifying for PCOS according to NIH criteria were included. Compared with normal/underweight girls, the odds ratios (OR and 95% confidence interval [CI]) for confirmed PCOS diagnosis were 3.85 (3.04-4.88), 10.25 (8.16-12.84), and 23.10 (18.66-28.61) for overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese adolescents, respectively, after adjusting for potential confounders. When adolescents with two or more supportive diagnoses were included (diagnosed and undiagnosed PCOS-NIH), the ORs (95% CI) for PCOS-NIH by weight class were significantly attenuated to 2.95 (2.53-3.44), 6.73 (5.78-7.83), and 14.65 (12.73-16.86) for overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese adolescents, respectively. CONCLUSION(S): Overweight and obesity were associated with higher odds of PCOS in adolescents. Studies based solely on diagnosis codes may underestimate the prevalence of PCOS and overestimate the magnitude of the association between obesity and PCOS.
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