Ethnicity in polycystic ovary syndrome

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the commonest gynecological endocrinopathy. Little is known about the exact etiopathogenesis and cardiometabolic mortality and morbidity in women with PCOS. PCOS is beyond the cosmetic concerns of an adolescent and fertility concerns of an adult and can cause serious unhealthy consequences in perimenopausal and postmenopausal age. This area needs to be assessed and addressed since the majority of these patients are lost to follow-up after completion of their families. Good evidence suggests that there are significant racial and ethnic differences in prevalence, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, hyperandrogenemia and the related cardiometabolic risk in women with PCOS.

摘要

多囊卵巢综合征(PCOS)是妇科最常见的内分泌疾病。人们对多囊卵巢综合征患者的确切病因、心脏代谢死亡率和发病率知之甚少。多囊卵巢综合征不仅是青少年的容貌问题和成年人的生育问题, 还可在围绝经期和绝经后造成严重的不健康后果。这方面的问题需要评估和解决, 因为这些患者在组建完整家庭后大都失去了随访。良好的证据表明, 多囊卵巢综合征妇女在患病率、胰岛素抵抗、代谢综合征、高雄激素血症和相关的心脏代谢风险方面存在显著的种族和民族差异。

Keywords:

• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• ethnicity
• cardiometabolic risks
• insulin resistance
• hyperandrogenemia
• acanthosis nigricans

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