two-hundred and seventeen subjects underwent transvaginal ultrasound -17 (8%) had unilateral polycystic ovary (pco). twelve percent of subjects with unilateral scan-pea had oligomenorrhea, 24% were amenorrheic, 23% were hirsute and 29% had acne. biochemical parameters were compared between subjects with unilateral scan- pco and those with bilateral scan- pco (n=200) as well as a group of scan-n...

BACKGROUND Background: Demodex mites are acari that reside in the pilosebaceous unit of the skin and have been associated with skin disorders. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Demodex folliculorum (D. folliculorum) mites in polycystic ovary syndrome patients as well as to examine the relationship between Demodex infestation and the presence of acne an...

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...

Polycystic kidney disease is a multisystemic familial inherited disease. A symptomatic treatment approach the standard modality for autosomal dominant polycystic (ADPKD) complications and life-long 50% chronic renal failure risk, as transplantation only definitive treatment.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is an endocrine disorder affecting 1 in 10 women. Women with polycystic ovary syndrome can experience co-morbidities, including depressive symptoms. This research explores the experience of living with polycystic ovary syndrome and co-morbidities. Totally, 10 participants with polycystic ovary syndrome took part in Skype™ interviews and analysed using thematic analysis...

a. We recommend screening for polycystic liver disease in all patients diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease using abdominal ultrasound (1C). b. We recommend that all female patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and liver cysts undergo counseling regarding the risks of pregnancy and exogenous estrogen exposure in worsening liver cyst growth (1C). c. We...

OBJECTIVES To identify the characteristics of Hong Kong Chinese women with polycystic ovarian syndrome and to compare different diagnostic criteria. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Gynae-endocrinology Clinics in the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Ninety Hong Kong Chinese women with polycystic ovarian syndrome who were diagnosed according to the hospital's criteria. MA...

Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited condition, characterized by the development of cysts in the kidney, as well as in other organs. Patients with polycystic kidney can suffer from the same causes of acute kidney injury as the general population. Nephritic syndrome is an uncommon cause of acute kidney injury in the general population and less common in patients with polycystic kidney disea...

GE There are two forms of polycystic liver disease: polycystic liver disease in isolation, in which patients have cysts only in the liver, and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, in which patients have cysts in both the liver and the kidney. The latter form is more common, representing 80–90% of all polycystic liver cases. Both forms of the disease are genetically determined. In patie...

Polycystic ovaries were defined with ultrasound imaging in a series of 173 women who presented to a gynaecological endocrine clinic with anovulation or hirsutism. Polycystic ovaries were found in 26% of women with amenorrhoea, 87% with oligomenorrhoea, and 92% with idiopathic hirsutism--that is, hirsutism but with regular menstrual cycles. Fewer than half the anovulatory patients with polycysti...