The pressing need for standardization in epidemiologic studies of PCOS across the globe.
Gynecol Endocrinol
; 35(1): 1-3, 2019 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common and important complex endocrine metabolic disorder affecting women mainly in the reproductive age. The prevalence of the disorder varies depending on the epidemiologic design and criterion used to study the disease. This variation in methodology and subsequent effect on epidemiologic estimate makes it difficult to compare prevalences and phenotypes across geographical areas and assess the effect of cultural and racial variations on PCOS phenotypes. Overall, there is an urgent need for a globally accepted standardized protocol for epidemiologic studies of PCOS, which will maximize the comparability of studies around the globe. To address this issue the Androgen Excess and PCOS Society, Inc. has designated an expert Task Force to draft recommendations to guide epidemiologic research worldwide. Once completed, the use of such recommendations will enable epidemiologists to the effects of geographical and cultural variations of PCOS prevalence and assist in determining the phenotype-genotype associations in the disorder. Further, it will assist in developing informed, and thus effective, public health policy. In essence, the need to standardize epidemiologic studies across the globe is pressing and urgent.
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Asunto principal:
Síndrome del Ovario Poliquístico
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Métodos Epidemiológicos
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Epidemiología
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Female
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Humans
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2019
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Article