The role of glycated hemoglobin in the diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes mellitus in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Objective: To compare glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) for the diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Patients And Design: This cross-sectional study included 154 women aged 20-40 years with a diagnosis of PCOS, who were screened for prediabetes and diabetes by the OGTT and HbA1c. Women with diabetes, hyperprolactinemia, thyroid or adrenal diseases, and anemia and users of hormonal contraception or corticosteroids were excluded.

Metabolic syndrome as a predictor of endometrial polyps in postmenopausal women.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate clinical predictive factors for endometrial polyps in postmenopausal women compared with postmenopausal women without polyps.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 132 Brazilian women with a histopathological diagnosis of endometrial polyps were compared with 264 women without endometrial alterations (control). The study group included women aged at least 45 years with amenorrhea for at least 12 months, who underwent hysteroscopic polypectomy.