Impact of obesity on PCOS
In the name of GOD
The Compassionate &The merciful
Impact of obesity on PCOS
Stein and Leventhal described PCOS in 1935
Amenorrhea associated with bilateral polycystic ovaries
- Most common female endocrinopathy(4-16%)
- Single most common cause of female infertility(40%)
- Its prevalence is 14.6% using Rott.criteria(Iranian PCOS Study) Tehrani et al. 2011
- Are women with PCOS more likely
- to be obese?
- Are obese women more likely
- to have PCOS?
- Is PCOS more prevalent among obese women?
