Body size from birth to adulthood as a predictor of self-reported polycystic ovary syndrome symptoms.

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between body size from birth to adulthood and self-reported symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), particularly hirsutism and menstrual disturbances. DESIGN: Longitudinal, population-based study of a cohort of women born in 1966 in northern Finland. The stu...

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Main Authors: Laitinen, J, Taponen, S, Martikainen, H, Pouta, A, Millwood, I, Hartikainen, A, Ruokonen, A, Sovio, U, McCarthy, M, Franks, S, Järvelin, MR
Format: Journal article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: 2003