Keywords: Polycystic ovarian syndrome PCOS Anti-mullerian hormone AMH PCOD Original Article Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a complex heterogeneous disorder of unknown etiology and shows mild to severe degree of signs and symptoms affecting the reproductive, endocrine and metabolic functions. Anti-mullerian hormone, a dimeric glycoprotein belonging to the transforming growth factor–beta superfam...

introduction primary amenorrhea isa condition in which a young woman has not started her menstrual periods by the age of 16-18. the principal features of polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos) are anovulation, resulting in irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, and ovulation-related infertility. case presentation from january 2007 to june 2013 we conducted 2215 laparoscopies, out of which 605(27.6%) w...

background: it is reasonable to think that some biochemical characteristics of follicular fluid (ff) surrounding the oocyte may play a critical role in determining the quality of oocyte and the subsequent potential needed to achieve fertilization and embryo development. objective: this study was carried out to evaluate the levels of ff homocysteine (hcy) in ivf candidate polycystic ovary syndro...

BACKGROUND The incidence of invasive cancer within a mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas varies between 6 and 36%. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a disorder characterized by hyperandrogenism and anovulatory infertility. One surgical treatment that can restore endocrine balance and ovulation in polycystic ovarian syndrome is partial ovarian destruction. Successful pregnancies following prec...

CONTEXT Increased Anti-Mullerian Hormone in polycystic ovary syndrome, may be due to overactive follicles rather than reflect antral follicle count. OBJECTIVE Does Anti-Mullerian Hormone reflect antral follicle count similarly in women with or without polycystic ovary syndrome or polycystic ovarian morphology? DESIGN Cross-sectional, case-control. SETTING Women who delivered preterm in 19...

objective: there are some metabolic similarities between women with gestational diabetes mellitus (gdm) and polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos); it is still uncertain, however, to what extent coexistence gdm and pcos affects pregnancy outcome. the present study was designed to determine the obstetric and neonatal outcome in pcos with gdm. materials and methods: a case-control study was conducted i...

background: polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos) represent one of the common endocrine disorders which influence around 8% of reproductive women whom usually suffering from obesity and increase cardiovascular risk. serum homocysteine levels are associated with bad impact on endothelial functions and considered as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. objective: the aim was to stu...

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common female endocrine disorders. PCOS is a complex heterogeneous disorder of uncertain etiology, but there is strong evidence that it can, to a large degree, be classified as a genetic disease. Other names for this syndrome include polycystic ovary disease, functional ovarian hyperandrogenism, ovarian hyperthecosis, sclerocystic ovary synd...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of laparoscopic ovarian drilling in treating infertile polycystic ovarian syndrome in patients with and without metabolic syndrome. DESIGN Retrospective review. SETTING A university-affiliated hospital in Hong Kong. PATIENTS A total of 89 infertile anovulatory polycystic ovarian syndrome patients, who underwent laparoscopic ovarian drilling with completed ...

OBJECTIVE The association between polycystic ovarian syndrome and increased cardiovascular disease risk is still a controversial issue. In light of data documenting some common pathways or common end-points, the present study was undertaken to determine whether there is a relationship between sleep blood pressure pattern disturbances and polycystic ovarian syndrome in young women. METHOD The ...