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The significance of the polycystic ovary [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1972 THE polycystic ovary is found in a variety of clinical situations and probably has a multiple aetiology. It is a physical sign rather than a disease entity. Leaving aside the multiple luteinized cysts found in chlorionepithelioma and hydatidiform mole, the polycystic ovary is found with three main clinical presentations.
David Ferriman
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Bilateral Polycystic Ovaries [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1960 David Ferriman
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Leptin, polycystic ovaries and polycystic ovary syndrome [PDF]
Human Reproduction Update, 1999 As soon as leptin was discovered four years ago, its potential as a player in the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was explored in a primitive way, though little light was shed on the enigma that is PCOS. As a second wave of leptin research is now available, we review how the expanded role of the cytokine in reproduction might yet impact upon our ...
G S Conway, H S Jacobs
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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Polycystic ovaries in leprechaunism [PDF]
Pediatric Radiology, 2009 A 2-month-old girl presented with increasing abdominal girth and failure to thrive. Pelvic US showed an enlarged right ovary containing multiple cysts (Fig. 1). The left ovary appeared the same. A slightly enlarged uterus with pubertal configuration and prominent endometrium is also shown (Fig. 2, arrows). Dr.
Denise Drohobyczer, Richard D. Bellah
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Polycystic ovary syndrome [PDF]
Medicine, 1989 This case illustrates the very common endocrine problem of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The diagnosis was not clear initially because of the absence of clinical evidence of androgen excess and of a normal random serum luteinizing hormone (LH) concentration.
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Fertility and Sterility, 2004 Since the 1990 National Institutes of Health-sponsored conference on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), it has become appreciated that the syndrome encompasses a broader spectrum of signs and symptoms of ovarian dysfunction than those defined by the ...
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Effects of a ketogenic diet in overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2020 Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women during reproductive age. It is characterised clinically by oligo-ovulation or anovulation, hyper-androgenism, and the presence of polycystic ovaries. It is associated with an
A. Paoli +4 more
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Animal Models to Understand the Etiology and Pathophysiology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Endocrine reviews, 2020 More than 1 out of 10 women worldwide are diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the leading cause of female reproductive and metabolic dysfunction.
E. Stener-Victorin +7 more
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Journal of Ovarian Research, 2020 Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine and metabolic disorder. Typically, it is characterized by hirsutism, hyperandrogenism, ovulatory dysfunction, menstrual disorders and infertility. To date, its pathogenesis remains unclear. However,
Fangfang He, Yu-mei Li
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