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Genetics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is probably the most common endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age. As a co-occurrence of polycystic ovary morphology (PCO) and amenorrhoea, it was first described by Stein and Leventhal in 1935. Nowadays, PCOS is considered not only a syndrome of ovarian dysfunction but a complex disorder with an extremely heterogenous systemic clinical presentation. The prevalence of the syndrome is estimated to be 5–10% in different ethnic populations and as much as 22% of women in general population have PCO on ultrasound. 1 PCOS accounts for about three-quarters of all cases of anovulatory infertility and for about 90% of the causes of hirsutism. 2 According to the 2003 Rotterdam Consensus criteria, 3

Source: University of Zagreb University Computing Centre (SRCE)

Authors: Genetika Sindroma, Policisti Nih Jajnika, Ksenija Gerak, Polonca Ferk

Language: English

Topic: Ovarian function and disorders

Subfield: Reproductive Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3149371675

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Cites: 33

Cited by: 3

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