The Effect of Exercise in PCOS Women WhoExercise Regularly

Purpose: to determine the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome(pcos) in women who exercise regularly.methods: all women under age 45 from an industrial company whohad past history of exercising more than 6 months enrolled in thiscross-sectional study. prevalence of pcos and comparison of bmibetween pcos and non-pcos subgroups was done. the diagnosisof pcos was based on the revised 2003 rotterdam eshre/asrmconsensus criteria and exclusion of related disorders.results: the prevalence of pcos in was 8.8%; 95% ci: 8.5%-9.1%. in obese subjects, mean bmi differed significantly betweenpcos and non-pcos women (29.3 ±3.3 kg/m² vs. 27.8 ± 2 kg/m²,p=0.03). in lean subjects, there was no statistically significantdifference in terms of bmi between pcos and non-pcos women(21.4 ± 1.9 kg/m² vs. 21.2 ± 2 kg/m², p>0.05).conclusion: obese pcos patients show more difficulty in losingweight by exercise than lean pcos patients. the role of hormonalalterations and pcos per se in the responsiveness of weight loss toexercise remains to be determined.