ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2018
Can resistance training improve the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome?
Article in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effects of physical activity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2025Pooled it
- The Role of Heat Shock Proteins in the Pathogenesis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Review of the Literature.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Exercise and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2020Review
- Lifestyle interventions and quality of life for women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.Medicine · 2019Article
- Self-determined strategies for physical activity motivation among women with polycystic ovary syndrome.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
objectivesIt has been suggested that the symptoms of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) could be improved by resistance training.
designThis review focuses on identifying studies that use resistance training to examine how it can affect the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
methodsMedline, Cochrane, Dare and PubMed databases were searched to find relevant articles. All studies were assessed in terms of their design and methods.
resultsWe found 10 studies that used resistance training to examine how it affects the symptoms of PCOS.
conclusionsThere is a need for further investigation. Most studies that examine the effects of resistance training on the symptoms of PCOS needed to consider the diet (macronutrient) of the participants along with the resistance training to have a better picture of how resistance training can affect the PCOS symptoms. Many questions are still unanswered.
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