Tackling Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

January 2001 in “ Drug and therapeutics bulletin ”

polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS hirsutism male-pattern baldness acne irregular menstrual cycles obesity elevated testosterone elevated luteinising hormone insulin resistance abnormal serum lipid levels diabetes mellitus PCOS male-pattern baldness acne irregular periods obesity high testosterone high LH insulin resistance high cholesterol diabetes

Studysummary This review discusses the management of polycystic ovary syndrome in women and reports no new clinical results.

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research Hirsutism Scoring in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Concordance Between Clinicians' and Patients' Self-Scoring

10 citations , June 2010 in “Fertility and Sterility”

In this study, patients with polycystic ovary syndrome self-reported higher hirsutism scores compared to clinician assessments, but only clinician scores correlated with biochemical markers of hyperandrogenism.