Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are often insulin resistant. During pregnancy, insulin sensitivity decreases. The investigators examine glucose metabolism during oral glucose tolerance test and the incidense of gestational diabetes mellitus in a prospective cohort of pregnant women with PCOS and controls.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
2,500
OdenseUH
Odense, Denmark
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosed by oral glucose tolerance test in gestational week 28 in women with and without risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus.
Time frame: 2 years
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Gestational diabetes mellitus is diagnosed by 2 hour 75 gram oral glucose tolerance test in gestational week 28
Time frame: Gestational week 28
Anthropometric measures in offspring
The association between blood glucose values and anthropometric measures (birth length, weight and abdominal circumference) at birth in the offspring is investigated
Time frame: At birth
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