Family Size in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
From: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA.
Fertility and sterility
- Publish Date: Jun 2006
- ISSN: 1556-5653
- Volume: 85
- Issue: 6
- Pages: 1837-9
- Medium: Internet
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Pall Marita, Stephens Kelley, Azziz Ricardo, et al. Family Size in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.. Fertil. Steril. Jun 2006;85:1837-9
Abstract
Given that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with oligo-ovulatory infertility and is an inherited trait, we hypothesized that the families of patients with PCOS are smaller than those of matched controls. However, our study of 106 white patients with PCOS, ages 18-45, and 53 healthy eumenorrheic nonhirsute white controls did not indicate a difference in family size between the groups; these results have important implications for the design of prospective studies of the heritability and genetics of PCOS.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Adolescent, Age Distribution, Alabama, Case-Control Studies, Family Characteristics, Female, Humans, Incidence, Middle Aged, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors
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