Childhood obesity and its impact on the development of adolescent PCOS

AD Anderson, CMB Solorzano… - Seminars in …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Obesity exacerbates the reproductive and metabolic manifestations of polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS). The symptoms of PCOS often begin in adolescence, and the rising …

Reproductive neuroendocrine dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome: insight from animal models

AV Roland, SM Moenter - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2014 - Elsevier
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinopathy with elusive origins. A
clinically heterogeneous disorder, PCOS is likely to have multiple etiologies comprised of …

Association of fat to lean mass ratio with metabolic dysfunction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

U Ezeh, M Pall, R Mathur, R Azziz - Human Reproduction, 2014 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Are differences in metabolic dysfunction between polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS) and control women related to differences in their fat to lean mass (F/L) …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of metabolic syndrome is higher among non-obese PCOS women with hyperandrogenism and menstrual irregularity in Korea

MJ Kim, NK Lim, YM Choi, JJ Kim, KR Hwang… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Hyperandrogenism (HA) has been linked with several components of metabolic
syndrome (MetS). Few studies in Asian women have evaluated the important risk factors for …

Lipid accumulation product and insulin resistance in Iranian PCOS prevalence study

F Hosseinpanah, M Barzin, H Erfani… - Clinical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate diagnostic accuracy of lipid accumulation product (LAP) index as a
marker of insulin resistance in a community‐based population with polycystic ovary …

[HTML][HTML] The characterization of obese polycystic ovary syndrome rat model suitable for exercise intervention

C Wu, F Lin, S Qiu, Z Jiang - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective To develop a new polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) rat model suitable for
exercise intervention. Method Thirty six rats were randomly divided into three experimental …

Diagnosis and challenges of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescence

SE Agapova, T Cameo, AB Sopher… - Seminars in …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
Although the diagnostic criteria for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have become less
stringent over the years, determination of the minimum diagnostic features in adolescents is …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperandrogenemia is implicated in both the metabolic and reproductive morbidities of polycystic ovary syndrome

YA Sung, JY Oh, H Chung, H Lee - Fertility and sterility, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) that are implicated
in the associated reproductive and metabolic morbidities. Design Cross-sectional case …

Effects of the insulin sensitizer pioglitazone on menstrual irregularity, insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome

G Stabile, I Borrielli, AC Artenisio, LM Bruno… - Journal of pediatric and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine cause of
menstrual irregularities, hirsutism and acne. Women with PCOS present elevated plasma …

[HTML][HTML] Insulin resistance and its relationship with high molecular weight adiponectin in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome and a maternal history of …

S Cankaya, B Demir, SE Aksakal, B Dilbaz… - Fertility and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the rate of insulin resistance (IR) and the relationship between IR and
high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin in normal weight adolescents with polycystic …