Abstract
Objective: to estimate the prevalence and describe the frequency of the phenotypes and characterize the phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women from the Coffee Region.
Materials and methods: cross-sectional study, in 837 women aged 18 to 35 years. Women who strictly met the established Rotterdam consensus criteria for PCOS at the time of care, menarche of at least 3 years prior to enrollment, and non-users of hormonal contraceptives were included; in three reference university institutions located in the Coffee Region (Armenia, Pereira and Manizales), Colombia; between 2016 and 2020. The women underwent clinical evaluation, blood biochemistry, and transvaginal pelvic ultrasound to fit the Rotterdam consensus criteria. Descriptive statistics were used. Simple random sampling.
Results: the mean age of the participants was 32.46 ± 5.19 years. The most representative group were those under 30 years of age. The prevalence of PCOS was 14.26%. 56.39% corresponded to phenotype A, followed by phenotype D (18.75%). 13.85% of the women did not present polycystic ovaries in the ultrasound study, and 18.75% did not report hyperandrogenism.
Conclusions: the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome is high in women from the Coffee Growing Region, with a predominance of phenotype A. More efforts and education are required for professionals to achieve standardization of diagnostic criteria, in order to establish both the prevalence and the phenotypic characterization of PCOS throughout Colombia.
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