Follicle dynamics and anovulation in polycystic ovary syndrome

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BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the commonest cause of anovulatory infertility and menstrual cycle abnormalities, but the factors responsible for failure to select a dominant follicle remain unclear. METHOD: Source is authors' own studies and search of the relevant literature. RESULTS: Arrest of antral follicle growth is associated with an abnormal endocrine environment involving hypersecretion of...

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