Differences in Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Diagnosis Across Sexual Orientation in a Longitudinal Cohort of U.S. Adults
These findings provide some of the first estimates of PCOS among sexual minority people, emphasizing the need to address differences in reproductive health among sexual minority young adults. They also reveal that health care utilization increases the likelihood of receiving a diagnosis and highlight the importance of health care access.
Authors
- Brittany M. Charlton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6578-215X)
- Clive D. L. Wynne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8408-1466)
- Payal Chakraborty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4939-3637)
- Colleen A. Reynolds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3915-3963)
- Jorge E. Chavarro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-9630)
- Isa Berzansky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4050-3556)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- LGBT Health
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23258292251387271
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00