Clinical and biochemical signs of polycystic ovary syndrome in young women born preterm.

Marika PaalanneMarja VääräsmäkiSanna MustaniemiMarjaana TikanmäkiKaroliina WehkalampiHanna-Maria MatinolliJohan ErikssonMarjo-Riitta JärvelinLaure Morin-PapunenEero Kajantie

Published in: European journal of endocrinology (2021)

Women born preterm have a more hyperandrogenic hormonal profile, and those born LPT are approximately three times more likely at risk to have PCOS compared to women born at term.

Keyphrases

polycystic ovary syndrome
gestational age
low birth weight
preterm infants
preterm birth
insulin resistance
type diabetes
pregnant women
adipose tissue