Central Obesity and BMI Associated with Different Phenotypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescent [PDF]
, 2017 Adipose tissue distribution is effective in metabolic complications resulting from obesity. Fat accumulation in the body, particularly increase in visceral fat, is a major risk factor of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
Akbaezadeh, M. (Marzieh) +1 more
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Reported adverse drug reactions during the use of inhaled steroids in children with asthma in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2006 Objective: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are widely used in the treatment of asthma. We studied the suspected adverse drug reactions (sADRs) reported during the use of ICS in the Netherlands. Methods: In the Netherlands, health professionals and patients
de Jong-van den Berg, L.T.W. +4 more
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Targeting Pharmacological and Nanotechnology Based Therapeutics for Management of Hirsutism: A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art [PDF]
Pharmaceutical SciencesHirsutism is characterized by the excessive growth of coarse hair in women, resembling the typical pattern seen in men. It affects between 5 to 10 % of females of reproductive age.
Ishrat Zahoor +4 more
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Association between circulating adiponectin levels and polycystic ovarian syndrome [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Low adiponectin levels in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have been largely attributed to obesity which is common among these patients. In addition, evidence also suggests that low adiponectin in PCOS may be related to insulin resistance (
Khan, Naveed Ali +4 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1975 SummaryHirsutism is usually caused either by an increase in androgen production by the ovary or adrenal or it may be due to increased sensitivity of the hair follicle to normal amounts of circulating androgens. The diagnostic possibilities can be resolved on clinical grounds by laparoscopy and by hormone measurements.
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The effect of CAG repeats length on differences in hirsutism among healthy Israeli women of different ethnicities. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 PURPOSE:Variations in the degree of hirsutism among women of different ethnic backgrounds may stem from multiple etiologies. Shorter length of the polymorphic CAG repeats of the androgen receptor (AR) gene may be associated with increased activity of the
Naomi Weintrob +7 more
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Quality of Life in Women with Hirsutism in Erbil City
Advanced Medical Journal, 2022 Background and objectives: Hirsutism being a psychological, social and not merely medical problem may have a negative impact on the quality of life of affected women.
Roshna Abdulla Ali +1 more
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Sexual and relational satisfaction in couples where the woman has polycystic ovary syndrome: a dyadic analysis [PDF]
, 2014 STUDY QUESTION: How are objective characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and PCOS-related concerns associated with the sexual and relational satisfaction of PCOS women and their partners? SUMMARY ANSWER: Both objective PCOS characteristics (
Buysse, Ann +5 more
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Variations of Steroid Hormone Metabolites in Serum and Urine in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome after Nafarelin Stimulation: Evidence for an Altered Corticoid Excretion. [PDF]
, 1995 To evaluate the clinical relevance of testing pituitary-ovarian responses in patients suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) with the GnRH agonist nafarelin, a 1.2-mg dose of nafarelin was given intranasally to 19 women with PCOS and 15 healthy ...
A. Lob +9 more
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PCONet: A Convolutional Neural Network Architecture to Detect Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) from Ovarian Ultrasound Images [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endrocrinological dysfunction prevalent among women of reproductive age. PCOS is a combination of syndromes caused by an excess of androgens - a group of sex hormones - in women. Syndromes including acne, alopecia, hirsutism, hyperandrogenaemia, oligo-ovulation, etc. are caused by PCOS. It is also a major cause of
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