PCOS from Conception to Menopause: A Review of Our Current Understanding

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Leah D. Whigham
michelle L. Durant, Wright State UniversityFollow
Jerome L. Yaklic, Wright State UniversityFollow
Steven R. Lindheim, Wright State UniversityFollow

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Article

Publication Date

2014

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Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) appears to be a part of a lifelong continuum starting in utero, with progressive signs in the adolescent female. It is recognized as the most common endocrinopathy in reproductive age women, and may have sequelae in the menopausal PCOS woman. PCOS is a disorder characterized by hyperandrogenism and chronic anovulation affecting at least 1 in 15 women or approximately 6-7% of reproductive age women. Metabolic and health complications associated with PCOS include obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, endometrial cancer, sleep apnea, inflammation, and infertility.

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Whigham, L. D., Durant, m. L., Yaklic, J. L., & Lindheim, S. R. (2014). PCOS from Conception to Menopause: A Review of Our Current Understanding. Andrology and Gynecology: Current Research, 3 (1).
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