Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Complex Condition with Psychological, Reproductive, and Metabolic Manifestations That Impacts Health Across the Lifespan

    June 2010 in “ BMC Medicine ”
    Helena Teede, Amanda Deeks, Lisa J. Moran
    Studysummary This review emphasizes the need for comprehensive guidelines to address the cardiometabolic and psychological features of polycystic ovary syndrome, alongside its reproductive aspects, and reports no new results.
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