Exercise, or exercise and diet for the management of polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Typically, management of PCOS focuses on lifestyle changes (exercise and diet), aiming to alleviate symptoms, and lower the associated risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Our objective was to analyse evidence on the effectiveness of exercise in the management of PCOS, when compared to (i) usual care, (ii) diet alone, and (iii) exercise combined with diet, and also exercise combined with diet, compared to (i) control or usual care and (ii) diet alone.

Methods

Relevant databases were searched (June 2017) with no time limit for trial inclusion. Eligible trials employed a randomised or quasi-randomised design to measure the chronic effects of exercise, or exercise and diet in women with PCOS.

Results

Searches returned 2390 articles; of those, 27

SUBMITTER: Kite C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6371542 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature