Authors: Ilknur Inegol Gumus Asli Koktener Dilek Dogan Nilgun Ozturk Turhan
Publish Date: 2009/01/03
Volume: 280, Issue: 2, Pages: 249-
Abstract
A total of 93 women aged between 17 and 36 years not using oral contraceptives were entered ın this casecontrol study Laboratory clinical and ultrasound findings were used to diagnose PCOS The study group was consisted of 53 PCOS women and the control group consisted of 40 women Breast ultrasonography was performed for all patients Fibrocystic breast disease is described as common benign changes involving the tissues of the breastTwentyone 396 of 53 women with a PCOS had fibrocystic breast disease Five 8 of 40 controls had fibrocystic breast disease The difference between the groups was statistically significant p = 0004 Relative risk 95 CIs was 317 131–768 Overall sonographic benign breast pathologies were significantly higher in the PCOS group p = 0036
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