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Higher menopausal age but no differences in parity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome compared with controls

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Forslund, Maria, Landin‐Wilhelmsen, Kerstin, Schmidt, Johanna, Brännström, Mats, Trimpou, Penelope, Dahlgren, Eva·2019·Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica

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INTRODUCTION: To address the question of whether women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) reach menopause later than age-matched controls, we conducted a follow-up cohort study of women with well-characterized PCOS that was diagnosed 24 years ago. The hypothesis was that women with PCOS would reach menopause later than non-PCOS women. Parity during these 24 years was also studied. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Twenty-seven women diagnosed with PCOS in 1992 (mean age 29.5 years) were re-examined in 2016 (mean age 52.4 years). Randomly selected women, n = 94 (mean age 52.4 years), from the same geographic area included in the World Health Organization MONICA study, Gothenburg, Sweden, served as controls. RESULTS: The mean menopausal age in women with PCOS was higher than in controls (53.3 ± 2.2 years vs 49.3 ± 3.5 years, P < 0.01). Serum-follicle stimulating hormone levels were lower in the PCOS women than in controls (31.0 ± 28.1 IU/L vs 52.3 ± 37.7 IU/L, P = 0.01). There was no difference in parity between women with PCOS (1.9 ± 1.3 children, range 0-4) and controls (1.7 ± 1.0, range 0-4 children). CONCLUSIONS: Women with PCOS reached menopause 4 years later and had lower serum-follicle stimulating hormone compared with age-matched controls. Neither parity nor nulliparity differed between women with PCOS and controls.

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Authors
Forslund, M., Landin‐Wilhelmsen, K., Schmidt, J., Brännström, M., Trimpou, P., & Dahlgren, E.
Affiliations
  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
  • University of Gothenburg (SE)
Corresponding author
Forslund, Maria
Venue
Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-11-15
Volume
98
Issue
3
Pages
320-326
ISSN
  • 0001-6349 (ISSN-L)
  • 1600-0412
OpenAlex
W2896479641
Cited by
60
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3
FWCI
4.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Göteborgs Läkaresällskap
  • Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
Keywords
polycystic ovary syndrome, menopause, age at menopause, parity, follicle-stimulating hormone, nulliparity, long-term follow-up
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Menopause, Middle Aged, Parity, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Sweden, Women's Health

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