TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual orientations of women with polycystic ovary syndrome
T2 - Clinical observation in Taiwan
AU - Chen, Ching Hui
AU - Wang, Peng Hui
AU - Hsieh, Meng Ti
AU - Tzeng, Chii-Ruey
AU - Wu, Yi Hsuan
AU - Lee, Chin San
AU - Chu, Yuan Hsiang
AU - Chang, Heng-Yu
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Dr Ming-I Hsu at Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan for generous discussions during the manuscript preparation. This work was supported in part by a joint grant from Taipei Medical University and Taipei Medical University Hospital ( TMU100-AE3-Y10 and TMU101-AE3-Y10 to H.-Y.C. and C.-H.C.), and also by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Executive Yuan (MOST 103-2314-B-010 -043 -MY3 to P.-H.W.), and Taipei Veterans General Hospital ( V102E4-003 ; V103A-016 ; V103C-112 ; and V103E4-003 to P.-H.W.), Taipei, Taiwan.
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PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - Objective: This study was conducted to explore the association between sexual orientations and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-related parameters. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study with participants recruited from the regular outpatient clinic at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan between July 2012 and December 2013 was carried out. A total of 97 women met the criterion of having been diagnosed with PCOS. Among these 97 women, 89 were heterosexuals and eight were self-identified as lesbians. At the same time, 78 women without PCOS were enrolled to serve as the control group. Participants were given a standard questionnaire and had blood withdrawn for biochemical analysis of androgen parameters-including total testosterone, androstenedione, sex hormone binding globulin, free androgen index, 17β-estradiol (E2), luteinizing hormone, and follicular-stimulating hormone. The biochemical data were measured to compare the PCOS clinical parameters present in people of different sexual orientations (lesbians and heterosexuals). Results: The women with PCOS, regardless of sexual orientation, had higher percentages and serum levels of hyperandrogenism-related clinical parameters than the women without PCOS [acne (87.5% and 60.7% vs. 23.1%), p
AB - Objective: This study was conducted to explore the association between sexual orientations and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-related parameters. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study with participants recruited from the regular outpatient clinic at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan between July 2012 and December 2013 was carried out. A total of 97 women met the criterion of having been diagnosed with PCOS. Among these 97 women, 89 were heterosexuals and eight were self-identified as lesbians. At the same time, 78 women without PCOS were enrolled to serve as the control group. Participants were given a standard questionnaire and had blood withdrawn for biochemical analysis of androgen parameters-including total testosterone, androstenedione, sex hormone binding globulin, free androgen index, 17β-estradiol (E2), luteinizing hormone, and follicular-stimulating hormone. The biochemical data were measured to compare the PCOS clinical parameters present in people of different sexual orientations (lesbians and heterosexuals). Results: The women with PCOS, regardless of sexual orientation, had higher percentages and serum levels of hyperandrogenism-related clinical parameters than the women without PCOS [acne (87.5% and 60.7% vs. 23.1%), p
KW - Heterosexual
KW - Lesbian
KW - Polycystic ovary syndrome
KW - Sexual orientation
KW - Taiwan
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.09.002
DO - 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.09.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 25510698
AN - SCOPUS:84916222481
SN - 1028-4559
VL - 53
SP - 542
EP - 546
JO - Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 4
ER -