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Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a complex metabolic, endocrine and reproductive disorder affecting approximately 5-10% of the female population in developed countries. The developing countries like China and India, undergoing rapid nutritional transitions due to westernised diets and lifestyle
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a disorder which is associated with insulin resistance, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Endothelial dysfunction, which is known to be an early marker of atherosclerosis, has also been shown to have an association with poycystic ovary syndrome. In this
BACKGROUND:
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among reproductive age women with a prevalence as high as 15% using Rotterdam diagnostic criteria.1 PCOS is a heterogeneous clinical disorder characterized primarily by chronic anovulation and hyperandrogenism.2 A
Polycystic ovary syndrome is considered as clinical and public health consequence involving increase in number of cysts in women at reproductive age. These cysts are under-developed sacs in which eggs are developed. In PCOS, these sacs are unable to release an egg which means ovulation doesn't take
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome(PCOS) is a genetically complex endocrine disorder of uncertain etiology and a common cause of hyperandrogenism, anovulatory infertility, menstrual dysfunction, hirsutism, alopecia and acne. It was first reported by Stein and Leventhal in 1935. It affects 6-8% of women of
1.0 Background
While atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia requiring therapy, it is also associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, and death. The number of Americans affected with AF is expected to surge to nearly 16
In this study the investigators aimed to investigate whether there is a relation between body weight and serum anti mullerian hormone levels in adults with polycystic ovary syndrome. For this purpose the investigators designed a prospective study including three groups. The diagnosis of polycystic
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 5 to 10% of women of childbearing age and is the most common cause of anovulatory infertility. Common clinical manifestations include menstrual irregularities and signs of androgen excess such as hirsutism, acne, and alopecia. Metformin, a biguanide, is the
STUDY SUMMARY The purpose of this pilot study is to compare a medical food intervention with the dietary standard of care at Boston Medical Center, in obese women subjects undergoing Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery. Commercially available nutritional supplements will also be provided as part of the
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, is the most common endocrine disorder in women. Depending on the strictness of the diagnostic criteria used, it is thought to occur in about 6-10% of all women, many of whom do not know they have the syndrome. Women with PCOS produce abnormally high levels of male
Because of the menstrual irregularity and the hirsutism/acne caused by hyperandrogenism, the treatment of choice for PCOS in young teenagers is to given the oral contraceptive; however, such oral contraceptives fail to correct the endocrinometabolic anomalies and the excess of fat. Therefore, there