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GIMENEZ-OSORIO, Silvia Rosa  y  RIOS-GONZALEZ, Carlos Miguel. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a reference Hospital in Paraguay. Rev. cient. cienc. salud [online]. 2020, vol.2, n.1, pp.18-26. ISSN 2664-2891.  https://doi.org/10.53732/rccsalud/02.01.2020.18.

Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome is known as a more common metabolic endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age, affecting approximately 5% to 10% of all women. At present, polycystic ovarian syndrome has been related to gynecological, endocrinological, cardiovascular and metabolic problems where pathologies such as obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus are found. Objective: to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of the syndrome of polycystic ovary in patients who attend a Reference Hospital of Paraguay during 2017. Patients and methods: The study was descriptive cross-sectional observational. All patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome who attended the Gynecology and Obstetrics service of the Central Hospital of the Social Security Institute during 2017 were included. Results: 81 patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome entered the study. The median age was 30 years, 51.85% were single, 54.32% students, 79% had a range of body mass index out of range and 29.99% suffered one or more abortions. The most striking clinical feature was 67.90% hirsutism. The most frequent complications were obesity, infertility and thyroid disease in that order. The treatment established in the majority of women was a change in lifestyle and pharmacological in 56.76%. Conclusion: The patients diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome presented two or more clinical characteristics in each of them, the majority presented at least one complication being the most striking obesity.

Palabras clave : Polycystic ovary syndrome; hyperandrogenism; obesity; infertility, Paraguay.

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