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GHRELIN AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN A SAMPLE OF IRAQI WOMEN WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with adiposity and metabolic changes predisposing to insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus. Ghrelin is an appetite-stimulating hormone, which acts through its receptor on the hypothalamus to regulate
Amal A. Hussein, Rayah S. Baban, Alaa G. Hussein   +2 more
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HSD3B1 gene polymorphism and female pattern hair loss in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2019
Background/purpose: Genetic variant of HSD3B1 1245 is known to augment androgen production at peripheral tissue as skin. This study aimed to investigate whether women with polycystic ovary syndrome inheriting this variant exhibit specific androgenic ...
Yi-An Tu, Sung-Jan Lin, Pei-Lung Chen, Chia-Hung Chou, Chu-Chun Huang, Hong-Nerng Ho, Mei-Jou Chen   +6 more
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Relation of Vitamin D Deficiency in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Kirkuk

Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences, 2023
Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most chronic diseases affecting women. Some studies indicate that the level of vitamin D is related to the development of polycystic ovary syndrome.
Sundus Abdul kaream Mardan, Jacklen Zaea Khoshaba, Salwa Saadoon   +2 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, Bellah
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Role of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase as potential biomarker in insulin resistant polycystic ovary syndrome patients [PDF]

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Objective: To measure serum insulin-regulated aminopeptidase levels in women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome and to investigate their potential contribution of these levels to the development of insulin resistance, which plays a central role in ...
Osman Köse, Koray Gök, Elif Köse, Sezen Irmak Gözükara, Abdullah Tüten, Mehmet Sühha Bostancı   +5 more
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Polycystic ovaries and polycystic ovary syndrome

Gynecological Endocrinology, 1987
In the 50 years or so since the description by Irving F. Stein and Michael L. Leventhal of their finding of unexpectedly enlarged ovaries in a group of women with amenorrhea1, the syndrome we associate with their names has become widely recognized, variously interpreted and a subject of continual fascination for scores of reproductive scientists and ...
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Characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome throughout life

Therapeutic Advances in Reproductive Health, 2020
Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. It is a complex disease in which genetic, endocrine, environmental, and behavioral factors are intertwined, giving rise to a heterogeneous phenotype with ...
Yvonne V. Louwers, Joop S.E. Laven
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A new model for predicting the occurrence of polycystic ovary syndrome: Based on data of tongue and pulse

Digital Health, 2023
Background and objective Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common types of endocrine and metabolic diseases in women of reproductive age that needs to be screened early and assessed non-invasively.
Weiying Wang, Weiwei Zeng, Shunli He, Yulin Shi, Xinmin Chen, Liping Tu, Bingyi Yang, Jiatuo Xu, Xiuqi Yin   +8 more
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At Home Detection of Ovarian Health Biomarker in Menstruation Blood

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A lateral flow assay enables the detection of anti‐Müllerian hormone directly in unprocessed menstrual blood using silica‐gold nanoshells and smartphone‐assisted machine learning analysis. The platform supports decentralized, user‐operated testing in wearable and dipstick formats, highlighting the potential of menstrual blood as a non‐invasive matrix ...
Lucas Dosnon, Thomas Rduch, Salma Sherif Azer, Inge K. Herrmann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Streamlining Diagnosis of Bardet–Biedl Syndrome: New Diagnostic Algorithm With Updated Criteria

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Considerable advances have been made in our understanding of Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS), particularly in its core clinical features and molecular genetics, warranting an update to the existing diagnostic criteria framework. Using a rigorous, evidence‐based, and consensus‐driven process, a multidisciplinary group of international experts and ...
Jeremy J. Pomeroy, Jesse Richards, Brooke R. Sweeney, Seema Kumar, Katie E. Queen, Joshua Zaritsky, Carl H. Cramer, Elias I. Traboulsi, Brittni A. Scruggs, Erica E. Davis, Ekaterina Keifer, Emma McGibbon, Timothy Ogden, Bendert De Graaf, Tonia Hymers, Elizabeth Forsythe, Philip Beales   +16 more
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