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Polycystic ovary syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Disease Primers, 2004
The document attached has been archived with permission from the editor of the Medical Journal of Australia. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 5-20% of women of reproductive age worldwide.
A Corbould   +230 more
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Polycystic ovary syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) refers to a complex, multidimensional disorder resulting in defects in reproduction and metabolism. Although one of the primary characteristic of PCOS is the presence of multiple cysts on the ovaries, the complexity of the syndrome is reflected in the wide range of its clinical manifestations, most notably insulin ...
Christopher R, McCartney   +1 more
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Divergences in insulin resistance between the different phenotypes of the polycystic ovary syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Context/Objective: Current diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have generated distinct PCOS phenotypes, based on the different combinations of diagnostic features found in each patient.
Bonin, Cecilia   +12 more
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Polycystic ovary syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesMedicine, 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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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

open access: yesHepatology, 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
wiley   +1 more source

The role of cholecalciferol deficiency in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome

open access: yesWomen's Health, 2020
Objectives: to evaluate and compare clinical presentations, medical history, and laboratory data of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome, including vitamin 25(OH)D3 level. Methods: In total, 81 patients were examined.
Aigul Safi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between circulating adiponectin levels and polycystic ovarian syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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The Role of the Brain in the Pathogenesis and Physiology of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common reproductive endocrine disorder, affecting at least 10% of women of reproductive age. PCOS is typically characterized by the presence of at least two of the three cardinal features of hyperandrogenemia (high ...
Coutinho, Eulalia A   +1 more
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Rodent Models of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Rodents are clearly valuable models for assessing disruption of fertility. The effects of different steroid treatments at different stages of reproductive life through from fetal to adult have been assessed for effects on fertility, ovarian morphology ...
Duncan, Colin, McNeilly, Alan S
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The Role of Follicular Fluid Thiol/Disulphide Homeostasis in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

open access: yesBalkan Medical Journal, 2018
Background: Oxidative stress has been proposed as a potential trigger in the etiopathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome-related infertility. Thiol/disulphide homeostasis, a recently identified oxidative stress marker, is one of the antioxidant ...
Esra Nur Tola   +5 more
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