High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is a marker of obesity and not of polycystic ovary syndrome per se

Vaidyanathan Gowri*, Syed Gauhar Rizvi, Shabnam Squib, Abdullah Al Futaisi

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Abstract

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is more a marker of obesity than polycystic ovary syndrome itself, in particular in women >30 years of age.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2832-2834
Number of pages3
JournalFertility and Sterility
Volume94
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2010

Keywords

  • PCOS
  • hs-CRP
  • inflammatory marker
  • obesity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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