Polycystic ovary syndrome: a common but often unrecognized condition

M Shannon, Y Wang - Journal of midwifery & women's health, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 5% to 10% of women of reproductive age, with
symptoms often presenting during adolescence and young adulthood. It is a condition …

Polycystic ovary syndrome

J King - Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2006 - Elsevier
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder, affecting between 4%
and 8% of reproductive aged women. This syndrome, a complex disorder with multiple …

ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 194: polycystic ovary syndrome

American College of Obstetricians … - Obstetrics and …, 2018 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder characterized by hyperandrogenism,
ovulatory dysfunction, and polycystic ovaries. Its etiology remains unknown, and treatment is …

Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and pathophysiology of polycystic ovary syndrome

HA Zacur - Advanced studies in medicine, 2003 - pure.johnshopkins.edu
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is difficult to diagnose and manage, in part because of its
clinical and pathophysiologic heterogeneity and the variable manner in which it is defined …

Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of polycystic ovary syndrome

SM Sirmans, KA Pate - Clinical epidemiology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common heterogeneous endocrine disorder
characterized by irregular menses, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovaries. The …

Polycystic ovary syndrome: features, diagnostic criteria and treatments

V Unfer, S Proietti, G Porcaro, G Gullo… - … & Metabolic Syndrome, 2014 - iris.uniroma1.it
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common female endocrine disorder
that affects 6–15% of the female population. It is a very complex syndrome that involves the …

Polycystic ovary syndrome

DA Ehrmann - New England Journal of Medicine, 2005 - Mass Medical Soc
The polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common hormonal disorders affecting
women. It has multiple components—reproductive, metabolic, and cardiovascular—with …

Polycystic ovary syndrome

R Azziz - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a highly prevalent disorder, representing the single
most common endocrine–metabolic disorder in reproductive-aged women. Currently there …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome in adults

RL Barbieri, DA Ehrmann - UpToDate, 2014 - medilib.ir
INTRODUCTION—The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an important cause of both
menstrual irregularity and androgen excess in women. When fully expressed, the …

Polycystic ovary syndrome: definition, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment

HF Escobar-Morreale - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2018 - nature.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine and metabolic
disorders in premenopausal women. Heterogeneous by nature, PCOS is defined by a …