Menstrual pattern in polycystic ovary syndrome and hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis immaturity in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lea Tami Suzuki ZucheloMayara Souza AlvesEdmund Chada BaracatIsabel Cristiana Espósito SorpresoJosé Maria Soares JúniorPublished in: Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (2024)
The main characteristic in menstrual pattern that differentiated PCOS patients from girls with HPO axis immaturity was amenorrhea. Also, the BMI of PCOS patients was nearly one third higher than that of adolescents with HPO axis immaturity.