Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy affecting women and a leading cause of female infertility worldwide. Defined clinically by the presence of hyperandrogenemia and oligomenorrhoea, PCOS represents a state of hormonal dysregulation, disrupted ovarian follicle dynamics, and subsequent oligo- or anovulation. The syndrome's prevalence is attributed, at least partly, ...

OBJECTIVE. To study the presentations, diagnoses, and outcomes in adolescents with menstrual disorders. DESIGN. Prospective cohort study. SETTING. Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Clinic, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS. A total of 577 adolescents aged 14 to 19 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES. The presentations and diagnoses of adolescents with menstrual disorders were reviewed and their menstrual ou...

leydig stromal cell tumor is a rare ovarian tumor that belongs to the group of sex-cord stromal tumors. they produce testosterone leading to hyperandrogenism. we present a 41yr old woman with symptoms of virilization and a mass of right adenex via ultra sonography, and a rise of total and free serum testosterone. an ovarian source of androgen was suspected and a surgery performed. a diagnosis o...

UNLABELLED Hereditary syndromes are responsible for 10 % of gynaecologic cancers, among which hereditary breast-ovarian cancer and hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer syndromes, known as HBOC and Lynch syndromes respectively, present the highest relative risk. The latter predisposes to endometrial cancer and both contribute to ovarian cancer. Cowden syndrome-related endometrial cancer and the...

Adenocarcinoma of the endometrium is a morbid condition in women under 40 years of age with an incidence of 25%. However, patients with anovulatory polycystic ovarian syndrome are at risk of developing endometrial carcinoma. The disease is often advanced when diagnosed, thereby depriving the woman of the option for fertility sparing conservative approach. In young women with menstrual abnormali...

A literature search was conducted with Google search engine, Highwire press and PubMed. Laparoscopic ovarian drilling, polycystic ovarian syndrome, clomiphene citrate, metformin, GnRHa with polycystic ovaries were entered as search words. Articles were selected for review from all the citations produced from the search. These were selected based on predetermined criteria as stated below. 1. Yea...

Aim: The aim of this study is to understand the pattern dyslipidemia, lipid radicals and antioxidant activities in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome reproductive-aged Nigerian women. Methodology: Original randomized case-control studies assessing comparative patterns panels PCOS Nigeria published between 1st January 2019 31st December 2020 were identified by searching online databases, inc...

BACKGROUND We recently reported poor inter-observer agreement in identifying and quantifying individual ultrasonographic features of polycystic ovaries. Our objective was to determine the effect of a training workshop on reducing inter-observer variation in the ultrasonographic evaluation of polycystic ovaries. METHODS Transvaginal ultrasound recordings from thirty women with polycystic ovary...

Dear Editor: The recent report on serum anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels and phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome is very interesting [1]. Hwang et al. [1] concluded that “high serum AMH levels cannot predict the phenotype of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and metabolic disturbances in PCOS patients in the non-obese group”. Notably, the results from this work are totally different from ...