Nutritional Counseling Promotes Changes in the Dietary Habits of Overweight and Obese Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

 To evaluate the effects of nutritional counseling on the dietary habits and anthropometric parameters of overweight and obese adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).  This was a prospective, longitudinal and auto-controlled study. Thirty adolescents aged 13-19 years-old, diagnosed with PCOS received nutritional counseling and were followed-up for 6 months.

[Frequency and risk factors for metabolic syndrome in adolescents and adults women with polycystic ovary syndrome].

Purpose: To compare the frequency of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the risk factors associated with this syndrome in women from the Brazilian Southeast with polycystic ovary syndrome (POS) evaluated during adolescence and adult age.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 147 patients with a diagnosis of POS who were divided into two groups: Adolescents, 42 adolescents aged 13 to 19 years, and Adults, 105 women aged 20 to 40 years. The following factors were evaluated: clinical characteristics (body mass index - BMI, Ferriman index, abdominal circumference - AC, and systemic arterial pressure), mean ovarian volume, laboratory variables (serum androgen profile, lipid profile, glycemia, and fasting insulin), and frequency of MetS.