Twenty-one-year-old unmarried female came with complaints of (a) amenorrhea since 1 year. Amenorrhea was not preceded by oligomenorrhea or hypomenorrhea, (b) abnormal facial and body hair growth since 1 year, (c) abnormal weight gain and (d) male type baldness since last 6 months. Menstrual history— Menarche was at 14 years, past and present menstrual cycles were regular with average blood loss...

OBJECTIVE ADAMTS-1 is a matrix metalloproteinase which cleaves versican in the cumulus oocyte complex under the effect of luteinizing hormone surge in the periovulatory period. Altered levels may have a role in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We aimed to determine the serum versican and ADAMTS-1 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motif-1) levels in PC...

OBJECTIVES To review different clinical endocrine manifestation of polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescent girls. METHODS A descriptive study was conducted in Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan from Nov 2001 to Oct 2002. Adolescent girls diagnosed with polycystic ovaries on ultrasound seen in the out patients department for menstrual problems were included in the study. Their body m...

Objective North Korean women defectors have suffered from anxiety, depression, and somatization after defection. Also they have had many menstrual problems like amenorrhea. This study was done to identify the correlations of anxiety, depression, and somatization to menstrual problems among North Korean woman defectors in South Korea. Methods The participants in this study were 126 women from ...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a chronic childhood psychiatric illness that involves a reduction in caloric intake, loss of weight and amenorrhea, either primary or secondary. The diagnostic criteria for AN have been established by the American Psychiatric Association. The prevalence of this disease amongst adolescents and young adults is between 0.5 and 1% and the incidence of new cases per year is ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate outcome of pregnancy and fertility in women with double outlet right ventricle (DORV). METHODS Using 2 congenital heart disease registries, 21 female patients with DORV (aged 18-39 years) were retrospectively identified. Detailed recordings of each patient and their completed (>20 weeks gestation) pregnancies were recorded. RESULTS Overall, 10 patients had 19 pregn...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common and complex endocrinopathies among reproductive-age women. Polycystic ovary syndrome is characterized by symptomatology of oligomenorrhea and androgen excess, with or without presence of polycystic ovarian morphology. The etiology of PCOS is multifactorial, including genetic and environmental components. It has been previously establish...

OBJECTIVE Although the incidence of postpartum autoimmune disorders of endocrine glands are not rare, the presence of two different entities in the same patient with two different pregnancies is uncommon. METHODS We present a 35-year-old woman whose story starts with her first pregnancy when she was 29 years old, she had the diagnosis of postpartum thyroiditis with hypothyroidism.We followed ...

Background: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is common but a treatable cause of infertility in reproductive women. Thyroid hormone abnormality commonly seen Antithyroid antibodies have been detected women with PCOS. The aim the present study to evaluate antithyroid women.
 Materials and methods: A hospital based cross-sectional comparative was conducted outpatient Department Obstetrics G...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a complex disorder predominantly defined by biochemical hyperandrogenism, oligomenorrhea, anovulation, and in some cases, the presence of ovarian microcysts. This endocrinopathy inhibits follicle development causing symptoms like obesity, acne, infertility, hirsutism. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized healthcare, contributing remarkably to scien...