The polycystic ovary syndrome: an update on metabolic and hormonal mechanisms

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOs) is a public health important disease, affecting one in five women at reproductive age. The clinical implications include reproductive, metabolic and psychological features. This article reviews the literature data related to the new metabolic and hormonal mechanisms...

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Published in:Journal of medicine and life 2015-04, Vol.8 (2), p.142-145
Main Authors: Dumitrescu, R, Mehedintu, C, Briceag, I, Purcarea, V L, Hudita, D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Female
Glucose - metabolism
Hormones - metabolism
Humans
Hyperinsulinism - pathology
Insulin Resistance
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - metabolism
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - pathology
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Summary:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOs) is a public health important disease, affecting one in five women at reproductive age. The clinical implications include reproductive, metabolic and psychological features. This article reviews the literature data related to the new metabolic and hormonal mechanisms in PCOs. Recognizing the real diagnostic of PCOs, using the right criteria, is a challenge in current practice.
ISSN:1844-122X
1844-3117