Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome among Fertile and Infertile Women in Minia Governorate, Egypt | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility | ||
| Article 5, Volume 17, Issue 1 - Serial Number 11106352, January 2013, Pages 20-23 PDF (1.41 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2013.257467 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ahmad Sameer Sanad | ||
| Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, El-Minia, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: To demonstrate the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS in fertile and infertile women in Minia Governorate, Egypt. Patients & Methods: 1450 patients visiting outpatients’ clinics of Minia Maternity University Hospital were classified into two groups; group (I), included 620 fertile women and group (II) included 830 infertile women. All patients were searched for ovulatory disorders and manifestations of hyperandrogenism. Trans-vaginal ultrasound was done for all patients. Free testosterone (free T) was done only for patients with hyperandrogenism (336). Results: The prevalence of PCOS was 27.4%. The prevalence was 14% and 37.5% in fertile and infertile women respectively. The percentages of ovulatory disorder, hirsutism and PCO in infertile patients with POCS were 73.3%, 60.4% and 79.4% respectively. There was significant correlation between prevalence of PCOS and increased BMI (r=0.221 and P = 0.001). Conclusions: PCOS represents a major health and reproductive problems in women of the reproductive age. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key words: prevalence; PCOS; hirsutism; free testosterone and anovulation | ||
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