Exercise Interventions in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common and complex endocrinopathy with reproductive and metabolic manifestations. Exercise training has consistently been found to result in improved clinical outcomes in women with PCOS, but shortfalls with exercise prescription are evident. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to identify exercise intervention characteristics that provide favourable outcomes in women with PCOS. Methods: A systematic review of published literature was conducted using EBSCOhost and Ovid Medline up to May 2019. The review adheres to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines as per our PROSPERO protocol (CRD42018088367). Randomised controlled trials, non-randomised controlled tri

SUBMITTER: Patten RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7358428 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature