Polycystic ovarian syndrome.

doi:10.1111/j.1559-4564.2006.05675.x

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Polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Journal of the cardiometabolic syndrome - 1 Jan 2006

Khan Khurshid A, Stas Sameer, Kurukulasuriya L Romayne

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Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common reproductive endocrinopathy of women during their childbearing years. A significant degree of controversy exists regarding the etiology of this syndrome, but there is a growing consensus that the key features include insulin resistance, androgen excess, and abnormal gonadotropin dynamics. Familial and genetic factors cause predisposition to PCOS. Insulin...

Topics

Adrenal Glands
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Diagnosis, Differential
Dyslipidemias
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Hyperandrogenism
Hypertension
Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
Insulin Resistance
Metabolic Syndrome
Obesity
Ovary
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome

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PMID: 17679815
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-4564.2006.05675.x

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