The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and hyperprolactinemia in women with PCOS.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ovulatory dysfunction is usually caused by an endocrine disorder, of which polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause. PCOS is usually associated with estrogen levels within the normal range and can be characterized by oligo-/anovulation resulting in decreased progesterone levels. It is suggested that decreased progesterone levels may lead to more autoimmune diseases in women with PCOS. In addition, it is often claimed that there is an association between hyperprolactinemia and PCOS. In this large well-phenotyped cohort of women with PCOS, we have studied the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and hyperprolactinemia compared to controls, and compared this between the four PCOS phenotypes.

Methods

This retrospective cross-sectional study contains da

SUBMITTER: van der Ham K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10579902 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature