Increased risk of preterm delivery and pre-eclampsia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenaemia

Autor: J Grinsted, Severin Olesen Larsen, Paula L. Hedley, Klara Vinsand Naver, Lisbeth Nilas, Michael Christiansen, Finn Stener Jørgensen
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 121:575-581
ISSN: 1470-0328
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12558
Popis: Objective To study the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and to examine the role of hyperandrogenaemia. Design Cohort study. Setting Singleton pregnancies in women with PCOS identified at a private fertility clinic during 1997–2010 and a background population including all singleton deliveries at Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark, in 2005. Population A cohort of 459 women with PCOS and a background population of 5409 women. Methods Obstetric outcomes were extracted from national Danish registries and odds ratios (ORs) were calculated by multiple logistic regression analysis, adjusting for age, parity, and body mass index. Main outcome measures Risk of pre-eclampsia, preterm delivery, and small for gestational age offspring in the entire PCOS population and in a subsample with hyperandrogenaemia. Results Women with PCOS had an increased risk of preterm delivery
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