Características epidemiológicas del síndrome de ovario poliquístico en población atendida en un hospital universitario de Colombia: Epidemiological Characteristics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a Population Attended at a University Hospital in Colombia

Ivan Dario Higuita Anaya; Yurany Yeraldine Dia Lagos; Daniela Fernanda Villacorte; David Calvache Mena; Omar Geovanny Perez Ortiz; Alvaro Uribe Gil

doi:10.24054/bistua.v23i2.3305

Authors

Higuita, I.D. Medical student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona
Dia, Y.Y Medical student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona.
Villacorte, D.F. Medical student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona.
Calvache Mena, D. Medical student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona.
Omar Geovanny Perez Ortiz Universidad de Pamplona
Uribe Gil, A. Universidad de Pamplona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24054/bistua.v23i2.3305

Keywords:

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Prevalance; Comorbidity; Hospitals, University

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the epidemiological profile of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome who are treated at the Erasmo Meoz University Hospital in the municipality of Cúcuta, Colombia, between 2018 and 2022. To achieve this objective, a cross-sectional, descriptive, and observational epidemiological study was conducted, seeking to determine the epidemiological profile of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome treated at this hospital, as well as the most frequent comorbidities and complications present in this patient population. The analysis of the results shows that the most affected age group is women between 20 and 24 years old (30.2%), and the most common comorbidity is obesity (20.8%). Among the patients treated, 67% were Colombian and 33% Venezuelan, who most frequently consulted for pelvic pain, and the majority were treated with combined oral contraceptives.

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Author Biographies

Higuita, I.D., Medical student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona

Medical Intern. Student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona. Cúcuta, Colombia
Dia, Y.Y, Medical student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona.

Medical Intern. Student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona. Cúcuta, Colombia
Villacorte, D.F., Medical student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona.

Medical Intern. Student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona. Cúcuta, Colombia.
Calvache Mena, D. , Medical student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona.

Medical Intern. Student in the Medicine Program at the University of Pamplona. Cúcuta, Colombia.
Uribe Gil, A., Universidad de Pamplona

Specialist medical in the Obstetric Gynecology area. Professor of the University of Pamplona Medicine Program in the Gynecology area.Erasmus Meoz University Hospital Specialist.

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Epidemiological Characteristics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a Population Attended at a University Hospital in Colombia