… The effect of these factors on metabolic syndrome in women with PCOS is unclear. … and
meta-analysis was to provide a reliable estimate on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome from …

STUDY QUESTION What is the reported overall prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
according to the criteria of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Rotterdam or the …

… , or ovulation inducing agents in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. We included trials
only if polycystic ovary syndrome was defined by using biochemical or ultrasound evidence. …

While many women with polycystic ovary syndrome ( PCOS ) are overweight, obese or centrally
obese, the effect of excess weight on the outcomes of PCOS is inconsistent. The review …

… inclusion criteria (see below) for the present meta-analysis. The ‘related article’ function was
… terms ‘polycystic ovary syndrome’ AND ‘depression’ and ‘polycystic ovary syndrome’ AND ‘…

… (HDL) cholesterol levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) versus control
women. DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis of lipid levels in published cross-…

… Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common reproductive … This meta-analysis was
conducted to evaluate the risk of … considered for inclusion in this meta-analysis. Fifteen of 525 …

… 44 articles were included for meta-analysis. Results of the meta-analysis demonstrated that
the … These results were confirmed by the subgroup meta-analysis of some studies using age …

… polycystic ovary syndrome Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is estimated to affect at least
5–15% of reproductive-aged women and is therefore one of the most common endocrine …

BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) prevalence estimates vary when different
diagnostic criteria are applied. Lack of standardization of individual elements within these …