Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
"Polycystic Ovary Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A complex disorder characterized by infertility, HIRSUTISM; OBESITY; and various menstrual disturbances such as OLIGOMENORRHEA; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION. Polycystic ovary syndrome is usually associated with bilateral enlarged ovaries studded with atretic follicles, not with cysts. The term, polycystic ovary, is misleading.
| Descriptor ID |
D011085
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.182.612.765 C13.351.500.056.630.580.765 C19.391.630.580.765
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| Concept/Terms |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Ovary Syndrome, Polycystic
- Syndrome, Polycystic Ovary
- Stein-Leventhal Syndrome
- Stein Leventhal Syndrome
- Syndrome, Stein-Leventhal
- Sclerocystic Ovarian Degeneration
- Ovarian Degeneration, Sclerocystic
- Sclerocystic Ovary Syndrome
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Ovarian Syndrome, Polycystic
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 1
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polycystic Ovary Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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The impact of exercise perceptions and depressive symptoms on polycystic ovary syndrome-specific health-related quality of life. Womens Health (Lond). 2021 Jan-Dec; 17:17455065211065865.
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Hirsutism in Women. Am Fam Physician. 2019 08 01; 100(3):168-175.
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Increased cerebrospinal fluid levels of GABA, testosterone and estradiol in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Hum Reprod. 2017 07 01; 32(7):1450-1456.
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Decreased inhibin B responses following recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin administration in normal women and women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril. 2014 Jan; 101(1):275-9.
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Carotid artery intima-media thickness in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hum Reprod Update. 2012 Mar-Apr; 18(2):112-26.
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Higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in African-American women with polycystic ovary syndrome compared with Caucasian counterparts. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Sep; 95(9):E49-53.
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The use and misuse of matching in case-control studies: the example of polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril. 2007 Sep; 88(3):707-10.
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Selecting controls is not selecting "normals": design and analysis issues for studying the etiology of polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril. 2006 Jul; 86(1):1-12.
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Neuromodulation in polycystic ovary syndrome. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2001 Mar; 28(1):35-62.
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Do polycystic-appearing ovaries affect the risk of cardiovascular disease among women with polycystic ovary syndrome? Fertil Steril. 2000 Sep; 74(3):547-52.