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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
    11. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) Annales D Endocrinologie · 2010 · 40 citations
    12. Criteria for Defining Polycystic Ovary Syndrome as a Predominantly Hyperandrogenic Syndrome: An Androgen Excess Society Guideline The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2006 · 1744 citations
    13. Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2013 · 1265 citations
    14. Polycystic ovary syndrome The Lancet · 2007 · 989 citations
    15. The prevalence and phenotypic features of polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis Human Reproduction · 2016 · 767 citations
    16. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American College of Endocrinology, and Androgen Excess and PCOS Society Disease State Clinical Review: Guide to the Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Part 1 Endocrine Practice · 2015 · 343 citations
    17. The pathogenesis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome: What’s new? Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine · 2017 · 135 citations
    18. A Simple Screening Approach for Assessing Community Prevalence and Phenotype of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a Semiurban Population in Sri Lanka American Journal of Epidemiology · 2008 · 120 citations
    19. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Nursing Clinics of North America · 2018 · 87 citations
    20. Diagnostic Criteria for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Endocrine journal · 2006 · 45 citations
    21. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Its Differential Diagnosis Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey · 2006 · 42 citations
    22. Assessment of ultrasonographic features of polycystic ovaries is associated with modest levels of inter-observer agreement Journal of Ovarian Research · 2009 · 39 citations
    23. Surrogate end-points or primary outcomes in clinical trials in women with polycystic ovary syndrome? Human Reproduction · 2004 · 38 citations
    24. What every physician should know about polycystic ovary syndrome Dermatologic therapy · 2008 · 33 citations
    25. Polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with anogenital distance, a marker of prenatal androgen exposure Human Reproduction · 2017 · 32 citations
    26. Improving inter-observer variability in the evaluation of ultrasonographic features of polycystic ovaries Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology · 2008 · 30 citations
    27. A use-and-transformation model for evaluating public R&D: Illustrations from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) research Evaluation and Program Planning · 2006 · 23 citations
    28. Urban Rural Comparisons of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Burden among Adolescent Girls in a Hospital Setting in India BioMed Research International · 2015 · 22 citations
    29. Polycystic ovary syndrome and the differential diagnosis of hyperandrogenism The obstetrician & gynaecologist · 2013 · 19 citations
    30. Current recommendations for the diagnostic evaluation and follow-up of patients presenting with symptomatic polycystic ovary syndrome Best Practice & Research in Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2004 · 19 citations