Browsing by Author "Morrison, Candice Jane"
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- ItemOpen AccessThe polycystic ovary syndrome : a comparison of the presentation in adolescents compared to women aged 35 years and older attending the Gynaecological Endocrine clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital(2015) Morrison, Candice Jane; van der Spuy, Zephne MargaretPCOS is the commonest endocrinopathy occurring in women of reproductive age. This study aimed at comparing the presentation of adolescents to that of women ≥ 35 years presenting to the gynaecological endocrine clinic with a diagnosis of PCOS. This was a descriptive cohort study. Since 1996 all women with PCOS have their clinical, metabolic and endocrine data entered into a database. We compared the initial presentation of adolescents and women aged 35 and above.