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Small study reveals physicians often miss PCOS. (56 Patients Studied).
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July 01, 2002 |
Boschert, Sherry |
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LOS ANGELES -- Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome saw a mean of five different medical practitioners before correctly being diagnosed, a survey of 56 patients found.
Only 24 patients got a correct diagnosis at their initial visit. Nineteen other patients were told that they would become normal. Seven patients were misdiagnosed with something other than polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and six were told that their diagnosis was unknown, Dr. Michael H. Dahan reported at the annual meeting of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation.
The study recruited patients from the national PCOS ...
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