Prevalence of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea in a cohort of women referred because of polycystic ovary syndrome

Prevalence of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea in a cohort of women referred because of polycystic ovary syndrome

Purpose To study how many women are misdiagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) instead of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA), which is important to improve overall well‐being, long‐term health, and fertility issues. Methods The FHA prevalence in a cohort of 401 women previously diagnos...

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Veröffentlicht in:Reproductive medicine and biology 2024-01, Vol.23 (1), p.e12591-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Holzer, Iris, Marculescu, Rodrig, Begemann, Vanessa, Haaser, Sophie, Dewailly, Didier, Ott, Johannes
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amenorrhea
Body mass index
Brain
Differential diagnosis
Endocrinology
Fertility
Globulins
Glycoproteins
Health aspects
Hypothalamus
Infertility
Insulin resistance
Luteinizing hormone
Menstruation
Morphology
Original
Ovaries
Patients
Phenotypes
Pituitary hormones
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Sex hormones
Software
Stein-Leventhal syndrome
Testosterone
Ultrasonic imaging
Women
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose To study how many women are misdiagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) instead of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA), which is important to improve overall well‐being, long‐term health, and fertility issues. Methods The FHA prevalence in a cohort of 401 women previously diagnosed with PCOS (revised Rotterdam criteria) was estimated retrospectively based on experts and previous studies: luteinizing hormone (LH)
ISSN:1445-5781
1447-0578
DOI:10.1002/rmb2.12591