The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Current Concepts On Pathogenesis And Clinical Care

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Azziz, Ricardo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Series: Endocrine Updates, 27
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Gynecology.; Internal medicine.; Endocrinology.; Reproductive medicine.; Epidemiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Reproductive Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Internal Medicine.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the single most common endocrinologic abnormality of women, affecting approximately 1 in 10-to 15 women of reproductive age. It is also the most frequent cause of oligo-ovulatory infertility. PCOS patients demonstrate androgenic symptoms including hirsutism, alope...

Table of Contents:

• Definition, Diagnosis, and Epidemiology of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Clinical Evaluation of PCOS
• Genetics of PCOS
• Insulin Action in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: In Vivo and In Vitro
• Ovarian Steroidogenic Abnormalities in PCOS
• Role of Obesity and Adiposity in PCOS
• Strategies for Ovulation Induction in the Management of Anovulatory Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Long-Term Morbidity of PCOS.