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Basic research in PCOS: are we reaching new frontiers?
Reproductive biomedicine online - 1 Jun 2014
Ben-Shlomo Izhar, Younis Johnny S
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Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the leading cause for anovulatory infertility. It is diagnosed by two of the following three clinical criteria: oligomenorrhoea, hyperandrogenism and polycystic appearance of the ovaries. Weight loss and physical activity can lead to ovulation and conception. Lowering of serum insulin normalizes androgen concentrations whereas ovulation induction often causes ovarian...
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