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    Glossary Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    hormonal disorder causing irregular periods, excess androgens, and ovarian cysts

    Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder common among women of reproductive age, characterized by irregular menstrual periods, excess androgen levels, and polycystic ovaries. It can lead to symptoms such as weight gain, acne, and hair thinning or loss (alopecia), and is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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    1. Cardiovascular disease risk in women with hyperandrogenism, oligomenorrhea/menstrual irregularity or polycystic ovaries (components of polycystic ovary syndrome): a systematic review and meta-analysis European heart journal open · 2023 · 3 citations
    2. Definitions, prevalence and symptoms of polycystic ovaries and polycystic ovary syndrome Best Practice & Research in Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2004 · 278 citations
    3. Polycystic Ovaries Are Inherited as an Autosomal Dominant Trait: Analysis of 29 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and 10 Control Families The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1999 · 63 citations
    4. Síndrome de ovarios poliquísticos Polycystic ovary syndrome Interciencia médica · 2021
    5. Diagnosis of polycystic ovaries syndrome: establishment of reference values of nine hormones on Maglumi X- 8 Middle East Fertility Society Journal · 2025
    6. Overexpression of Lnk in the Ovaries Is Involved in Insulin Resistance in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Endocrinology · 2016 · 11 citations
    7. Management of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Looking Beyond the Ovaries Canadian Women s Health Today · 2024
    8. G4, is a new transgenic mouse model for the polycystic ovaries syndrome 2019
    9. Study on the zona pellucida 4 (ZP4) gene sequence and its expression in the ovaries of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome Journal of Endocrinological Investigation · 2015 · 18 citations
    10. Polycystic Ovaries: A Cross Sectional Study on Unmarried Girls in KSA Austin Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2023
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