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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Medical Clinics of North America, 2023
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a complex, familial, polygenetic metabolic condition. The Rotterdam criteria are commonly used to diagnose PCOS. Lifestyle changes are the first-line treatment of PCOS. Treatment options for menstrual irregularities and hirsutism are based on the clinical goals and preferences of the patient.
Sneha, Shrivastava   +1 more
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Medical Clinics of North America, 2015
Women with PCOS present with signs of chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and metabolic abnormalities. The NIH recently embraced the Rotterdam criteria to broadly identify all the phenotypes of PCOS. Women with PCOS are often obese with insulin resistance and hence have an increased susceptibility to glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes.
Jason, Klein   +2 more
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Journal of the CardioMetabolic Syndrome, 2006
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common reproductive endocrinopathy of women during their childbearing years. A significant degree of controversy exists regarding the etiology of this syndrome, but there is a growing consensus that the key features include insulin resistance, androgen excess, and abnormal gonadotropin dynamics.
Khurshid A, Khan   +2 more
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Therapy for polycystic ovarian syndrome

Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2003
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. Women with this disorder exhibit an array of disorders, including oligo-ovulation, hyperandrogenism, obesity, hyperlipidemia, infertility and insulin resistance.
Alex Y, Wei, Elizabeth A, Pritts
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Genetics of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2007
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a complex disorder with multiple factors affecting its etiology. Elucidation of specific genes and mode of inheritance remains a significant challenge. Linkage and association studies have resulted in over 50 candidate genes as a source of heritable predisposition; however, small sample sizes and failure to reproduce ...
Marie, Nam Menke, Jerome F, Strauss
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Fertility

Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinopathy that has been associated with impaired fertility. This chapter reviews the underlying pathophysiology of PCOS and the associated fertility barriers of the condition. Psychologic concerns, hypothalamic-pituitary, ovarian, and mitochondria dysfunction, obesity, and the role of vitamin D in PCOS ...
Jessica A, Lentscher   +2 more
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

2016
This is an educational poster outlining the topic of Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). This is an endocrine disorder that affects women in their childbearing years which can result in fertility issues, obesity, insulin resistance, and the development of cysts on the ovaries.
Yvette Marie Petti, R. Mimi Secor
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and the Metabolic Syndrome

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 2005
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), first described in 1937, was defined by specific ovarian histopathology and a constellation of signs and symptoms. Through the years, the etiology remained elusive, with heated debates focusing in turn on the ovary and then the pituitary as the causative agents.
Belinda M, Sartor, Richard P, Dickey
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