background: anti-mullerian hormone (amh) levels may represent the ovarian follicular pool and could be a useful marker of ovarian reserve. the clinical application of amh measurement has been proposed in the prediction of quantitative and qualitative aspects in assisted reproductive technologies. objective: this study aimed to assess the relationship between the serum levels of amh and results ...

objective: to determine the effects of ramadan fasting on serum levels of stress neurohormones in iranian women with polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos). materials and methods: this study was a clinical trial and was performed during july 2011 (month of ramadan) in royan institute, tehran. a total of 40 women who were aged 20-40 years and known cases of pcos and had no other medical diseases were ...

objective: pcos is a multifaceted disorder with multiple potential risk factors (e.g. infertility, diabetes,cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome). pcos affects quality of life and can worsen anxiety and depression either due to the features of pcos or due to the diagnosis of a chronic disease. this study aimed to determine the risk factors of pcos in a group of patients. materials and ...

objective: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is the most common endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age characterized by the presence of polycystic ovaries, menstrual dysfunction and biochemical or clinical hyperandrogenism. lifestyle modification is important in treatment of obese and overweight women with pcos. this study was performed to evaluate the benefit of aerobic exercise training o...

In 1935 Stein and Leventhal described seven hirsute and infertile women with amenorrhoea or oligomenorrhoea in whom bilateral cystic ovarian enlargement was found at laparotomy' and thereby gave their names to a polycystic ovarian disorder. Since then, however, the protean manner of clinical presentation and the variability of biochemical changes in patients with this condition have led some pe...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrinophaty disorder that affecting reproductive aged women [1]; it becomes frequently manifest during early reproductive age [2]. It is a heterogeneous disorder, with multiple reproductive, cosmetic and metabolic complexities which is characterized by dysfunction in ovulation and clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenism and the presence of polycy...

In the polycystic ovary syndrome, women may suffer from a variety of symptoms and also have a variety of different physical signs, all of which can be due to a number of different causes. It is therefore important not to regard the polycystic ovary syndrome as a diagnosis or disease in itself but, instead, as the start of a search to find the underlying cause of the symptoms and problems. Treat...

This is in reference to your Missed periods [2] Q&A. Another cause of missed or late periods is PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). A lot of health care providers don't seem to be aware of this syndrome. In this syndrome, missed or irregular periods are caused by unusual hormone levels, sometimes in combination with insulin intolerance. Because missed and irregular periods cause scar tissue build...

The treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is based on the patient's presenting symptoms and any significant abnormal findings. Symptoms can be managed with combined oral contraceptives (OCs), insulin-sensitizing agents, antiandrogens, and medications used to induce ovulation. Here we detail the various treatment options. We also discuss screening for and monitoring of the long-term heal...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), a mucolytic drug with insulin sensitizing properties, as an adjuvant therapy in subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) resistant to clomiphene citrate (CC). Design: Placebo-controlled, double-blind randomized trial. Setting: University-based hospital and private infertility practice. Patient(s): One hundred fifty women diagno...