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SynthesisReproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2020

Androgen levels in the fetal cord blood of children born to women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a meta-analysis.

Changling Duan, Tianjiao Pei, Yujing Li, Qi Cao, Hanxiao Chen, Jing Fu

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Synthesis in Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Changling DuanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.
Tianjiao PeiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.
Yujing LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.
Qi CaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.
Hanxiao ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.
Jing FuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China. jfhxscu@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0464-0916
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in reproductive-aged women. It is reported that intrauterine exposure to hyperandrogenism may induce the development of PCOS and associated complications in later life. To analyze the intrauterine androgen levels in infants born to PCOS mothers, we evaluated the androgen levels in fetal cord blood through a meta-analysis of observational studies. MATERIAL AND

methodsThe following online databases were systematically searched: PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane library databases and Web of Science up to December 2019. Human studies compared cord blood androgen levels, including testosterone (T) and androstenedione (ADION), in fetal cord blood of mothers with and without PCOS. Statistical analysis was performed in Review Manager, Version 5.3, with the inverse variance method based on a random-effects model.

resultsA total of 7 articles were scrutinized and a total of 570 samples including 268 female and 222 male infants were qualified for review. In the mass spectrograph (MS) subgroup, PCOS mothers showed no signs of increased T concentration in umbilical cord blood at birth (4 studies; hazard ratio [HR] = - 0.05; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [- 0.33,0.24]; I

conclusionsFetal cord blood T level is not related to PCOS, while ADION levels tend to be lower in the cord blood of daughters born to mothers with PCOS.

Indexed as

Child of Impaired ParentsPolycystic Ovary SyndromeAdultAndrogensChildFemaleFetal BloodHumansInfant, NewbornObservational Studies as TopicPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsAndrogensAndrogenCord bloodInfantMeta-analysisPolycystic ovary syndrome

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PMID32782029
PMCPMC7418394
OpenAlexW3048583427

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