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The etiology of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCO)

Medical Hypotheses, 1989
Consideration of existing data leads to the hypothesis that polycystic ovary syndrome results from a primary abnormality in the growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) axis characterized by increased IGF-1 activity at multiple sites. The effect of elevated IGF-1 activity upon the ovary, the adrenal, and on peripheral tissues may lead ...
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): metformin.

BMJ clinical evidence, 2018
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is classically characterised by an accumulation of incompletely developed follicles in the ovaries due to anovulation. However, since the publication of the Rotterdam criteria, there is acceptance that menstrual cycle and endocrine dysfunction with hyperandrogenism is more important in reaching the diagnosis than ...
Cahill, David J, O'Brien, Katherine
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POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) AND ADOLESCENCE

2023
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ranks among the prevalent endocrine disorders affecting women in their reproductive years. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), initially characterized by Stein and Leventhal in 1935, is a multifaceted disorder characterized by persistent anovulation resulting from hyperandrogenism, amenorrhea, or oligomenorrhea.
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[Polycystic ovary syndrome: PCOS].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 1998
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome(PCOS) was originally reported by Stein and Leventhal in 1935, as an syndrome with bilateral polycystic ovaries, menstrual abnormality, hirsutism and obesity etc. After this report the diagnosis of "Polycystic Ovary" was abused for the patient only with polycystic change of ovaries, so that, the concept or definition of PCOS ...
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, 2017
Key content The symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) include menstrual cycle disturbance and features of hyperandrogenism (hirsutism, acne and alopecia), with associated fertility problems, obesity and psychological issues. There are ethnic variations in expression of PCOS related to differences in insulin metabolism and this may impact upon
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POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) AND ADIPOKINES

2023
It is known that there is a connection between metabolism and reproductive functions. Adipokines are biologically active proteins that secreted by white adipose tissue. Interest in adipose tissue increased with the discovery of the hormone leptin in the mid-1990s. After the discovery of leptin, it came clear that adipose tissue is the main energy force
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

2022
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Epigenetic inheritance of polycystic ovary syndrome — challenges and opportunities for treatment

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2021
Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Q Deng
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Polycystic ovary syndrome

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2016
Ricardo Azziz, ENRICO CARMINA, Andrea Dunaif   +2 more
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[Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)].

Ryoikibetsu shokogun shirizu, 1995
Y, Kitaoka, T, Mori
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