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Obesity and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Greek adolescents. Our experience

C Bouschanetsis, Z Koukouli, P Naoumis, B Manav, A Liberis, P Tsikouras · Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2016 · Heft 10

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Zeitschrift
Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
Autor:innen
C Bouschanetsis, Z Koukouli, P Naoumis, B Manav, A Liberis, P Tsikouras
Ausgabe
Heft 10 / 2016
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Erschienen: 2016-10-13 00:00:00
ISSN
0016-5751
DOI
10.1055/s-0036-1593093

Zusammenfassung

Introduction: Obesity in adolescence is associated with inheritance, hormonal disorders and reduced physical activity. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is often also present in obese teenagers. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of PCOS in obese adolescents. Methods: From August, 2006 to December, 2014 150 teenagers, 15 to 18 years old, were examined for abdominal pain in the Adolescent Medicine Department in Democritus University of Thrace. 45 teenagers (group A) were obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2), while 55 teenagers with BMI < 25 kg/m2 served as the control group (group B). The participants had…

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