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Polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Journal of the cardiometabolic syndrome - 1 Jan 2006
Khan Khurshid A, Stas Sameer, Kurukulasuriya L Romayne
Abstract excerpt
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...
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