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Association between body image satisfaction and depressive symptoms among young women in the UAE with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Non-PCOS: A comparative quantitative cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundPolycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common conditions affecting women of reproductive age, significantly impacting both physical and psychological well-being, often leading to depressive symptoms and lower body image ...
Shaima Abdrahman AlMekhlafi, Maria Susana Campo-Redondo   +1 more
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The Polycystic Ovary Morphology-Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Spectrum [PDF]

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2015
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of chronic hyperandrogenic anovulation. Two-thirds of PCOS patients have functionally typical PCOS, with typical functional ovarian hyperandrogenism manifest as 17-hydroxyprogesterone hyper-responsiveness to gonadotropin stimulation.
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Frequency of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and “Being at Risk for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome” in Obese Adolescent Girls in Light of Current Definitions [PDF]

Objective: Obesity is associated with an increased risk of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It can be difficult to differentiate between PCOS and physiological oligomenorrhoea/anovulation in adolescent girls.
Fatma Dursun, Özlem Yüksel, Esma Ebru Altun, Ayşe Yaşar, Fatma Güliz Atmaca, Heves Kırmızıbekmez, Gülcan Seymen, Pınar Atla   +7 more
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A life course perspective on polycystic ovary syndrome

, 2014
Ninive SanchezSchool of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAAbstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a major public health problem in the US.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome [PDF]

Human Reproduction, 1996
R, Homburg, L C, Giudice, R J, Chang
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Anxiety and depression in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

, 2011
BACKGROUND - Our aim was to assess differences in anxiety and depression between women with and without (controls) polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS - We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature comparing women ...
Hardiman, P.J., Kuczmierczyk, A.R., A.R. Kuczmierczyk, J.A. Barry, Barry, J.A., P.J. Hardiman   +5 more
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Maternal polycystic ovary syndrome and Offspring’s Risk of Cardiovascular diseases in Childhood and Young Adulthood

Nature Communications
Children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and of subclinical cardiovascular disease, but the association between maternal polycystic ovary syndrome and cardiovascular disease in ...
Fen Yang, Ziliang Wang, Henrik Toft Sørensen, Imre Janszky, Mika Gissler, Wei Yuan, Maohua Miao, Nathalie Roos, Anna-Karin Wikström, Jiong Li, Krisztina D. László   +10 more
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GDF9 and BMP15 Expressions and Fine Structure Changes During Folliculogenesis in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Balkan Medical Journal, 2018
Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most frequently seen endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age with a prevalence of about 10%. Aims: To investigate the efficiency of growth differentiation factor 9 and bone morphogenetic protein 15 ...
Meryem İlkay Karagül1, Savaş Aktaş1, Banu Coşkun Yılmaz1, Mustafa Yılmaz2, Gülhan Örekiçi Temel3   +4 more
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Health-related Quality of Life in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Medisur, 2014
Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most frequent endocrine and metabolic disorder in women of reproductive age. Its characteristic signs and symptoms are menstrual irregularities, amenorrhea, acne, hirsutism, obesity and infertility.
Belén Carazo Hernández, Olivia Lafalla Bernad, Raquel García Simón, Elena Gascón Mas, Esther Moreno Romea, Beatriz Rojas Pérez-Ezquerra   +5 more
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Polycystic ovary syndrome and chronic pain among females and individuals of childbearing age: A scoping review

SAGE Open Medicine
Objectives: The purpose of this scoping review is to explore research studies on the association between chronic pain and polycystic ovary syndrome to create local (U.S.-based) and global recommendations to improve access to and quality of affordable ...
Lea Sacca, Goodness Okwaraji, Sebastian Densley, Adeife Marciniak, Michelle Knecht, Candy Wilson, Julie G Pilitsis, Dawn Kimberly Hopkins   +7 more
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