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Fertil Steril. 2005 Sep;84(3):766-9.

Polycystic ovary syndrome in Mexican-Americans: prevalence and association with the severity of insulin resistance.

Goodarzi MO1, Quiñones MJ, Azziz R, Rotter JI, Hsueh WA, Yang H.

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Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA. mark.goodarzi@cshs.org

Abstract

In this study, the prevalence of PCOS in Mexican-Americans, derived by self-report of symptoms, was 13%, which is twice the prevalence reported in other populations. Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp studies showed greater insulin resistance in the women with PCOS.

PMID:
16169421
DOI:
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.03.051
[Indexed for MEDLINE]

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