Article
Current concepts in the polycystic ovary syndrome.
Annual review of medicine - 1 Jan 2001
Dunaif A, Thomas A
Abstract excerpt
Over the past 20 years, it has been clearly documented that the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has major metabolic sequelae related to insulin resistance and that insulin resistance plays an important role in the pathogenesis of the reproductive disturbances of the disorder. Family studies have indicated a genetic susceptibility to PCOS. Polycystic ovaries and hyperandrogenemia are present in approximately 50%...
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