Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (POS) should be given better monitoring during pregnancy researchers say.<\/p>\n
The disorder, which leaves women with small cysts around the edge of their ovaries affects between 5 \u2013 15 per cent of the female population.<\/p>\n
Symptoms included problems with ovulation, periods, weight gain and fertility.<\/p>\n
Now, researchers in Sweden are calling for women with the condition to be better motored through pregnancy as they are more likely to have a premature birth, pregnancy diabetes and pre-eclampsia.<\/p>\n
The research, published on the British Medical Journal website, studied data on 3,787 births among women with polycystic ovary syndrome and 1,191,336 births among women without.<\/p>\n
Results showed women with the condition more likely to be obese, were 45 per cent more likely to get pre-eclampsia and more than twice as likely to give birth early.<\/p>\n
The babies themselves were also found more likely to develop asphyxia during labour.<\/p>\n
Professor Nick Macklon from the University of Southampton, says: \u201cIt is clear that women with polycystic ovary syndrome should be considered \u201chigh risk\u201d obstetric patients and that midwives, general practitioners, and obstetricians should monitor these women as such.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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