Medical Literature Search & Evidence Synthesis

Project: Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Conducted a structured medical literature search investigating the association between vitamin D deficiency and PCOS, including metabolic, hormonal, and reproductive outcomes.

What I did:

Developed the research question and PICO framework

Created comprehensive keyword, synonym, MeSH, and Boolean search strategies

Searched PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar

Applied predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria

Identified and organized relevant systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and randomized controlled trials

Extracted key study information including authors, year, study design, sample size, outcomes, and findings

Created an evidence table to compare the identified literature

Synthesized findings across the available evidence

Assessed the strength and consistency of evidence across outcomes

Prepared a concise evidence-based conclusion and selected references

Deliverable: A structured medical literature-search report containing the research question, PICO framework, search strategy, MeSH terms, keywords, study-selection criteria, evidence table, evidence synthesis, conclusions, and references.