Article: Polycystic ovary syndrome; current controversies, from the ovary to the pancreas.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Article: Should Patients Diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary ...
Human Reproduction and Genetic Ethics;  January 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Women diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) constitute a large ... associations with the PCOS genotype [27] and ... share oocytes with PCOS patients. [Reference ... reproductive phenotype in polycystic ovary syndrome. Nat Clin ...

Article: Glucose tolerance tests urged for all with PCOS.(Metabolic ...
Family Practice News;  January 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... diabetes, all women with polycystic ovary syndrome should be screened ... glucose tolerance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (J. Clin. Endocrinol ... OGTT) for all patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) goes beyond screening recommendations ...

Article: Hyperandrogenism seen as central part of ...
Family Practice News;  October 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... hyperandrogenism do not have PCOS," wrote the society ... possibly be forms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) "without overt ... excess can have a polycystic ovary appearance on ultrasound ... before we diagnose PCOS." BY KATE JOHNSON ...

Article: Modest weight loss is of little benefit in PCOS.(Metabolic ...
Family Practice News;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome may need to lose more than 5% of their ... factors and inflammatory markers, 15 women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and 17 women without PCOS lost weight (mean of 3.9 kg [4%] vs ...

Article: Effect of PCOS on Cardiac Risk Remains ...
Family Practice News;  August 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... The question of whether polycystic ovary syndrome is linked to an increased ... found convincing evidence that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) sharply increases a woman ... conflicting data point to a possible PCOS-related increase in ovarian ...

Article: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).
Women's Health Activist;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... VARIOUS FORMS AND UNKNOWN CAUSE, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition that is frequently misdiagnosed. PCOS is a reproductive endocrine disorder ... androgens) such as testosterone. PCOS affects about five percent of U ...

Article: Thiazolidinediones and fertility in polycystic ...
PPAR Research;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most frequent cause ... thiazolidinediones actions to improve PCOS (steroid secretion by ovarian ... properly cited. INTRODUCTION Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most frequent cause ...