Cardiovascular and metabolic characteristics of infertile Chinese women with PCOS diagnosed according to the Rotterdam consensus criteria M. Guo, Z.J. Chen, N.S. Macklon, Y.H. Shi, H.E. Westerveld, M.J. Eijkemans, B.C.J.M. Fauser, A.J. Goverde Reproductive BioMedicine Online Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 572-580 (October 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.04.032 Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Distribution of the PCOS phenotypes in the study cohort according to the Rotterdam consensus criteria (Rotterdam ESHRE/ASRM-sponsored PCOS Consensus Workshop Group, 2004) and the percentage of women with metabolic syndrome according to the modified National Cholesterol Education Program–Adult Treatment Panel III definition (Grundy et al., 2005). AO=oligo- or anovulation; HA=biochemical and/or clinical hyperandrogenism; MetS=metabolic syndrome; PCO = polycystic ovaries; PCOS=polycystic ovary syndrome. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2010 21, 572-580DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.04.032) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Frequency of the components of metabolic syndrome according to the modified National Cholesterol Education Program–Adult Treatment Panel III criteria (Grundy et al., 2004) in the study cohort. Components: 0=none; 1,2,3,4=number of metabolic abnormalities; AO=oligo- or anovulation; HA=biochemical and/or clinical hyperandrogenism; PCO=polycystic ovaries; PCOS=polycystic ovary syndrome. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2010 21, 572-580DOI: (10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.04.032) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions