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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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 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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Ethnic diversity and burden of polycystic ovary syndrome among US adolescent females. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jun 27; 35(6):821-825.
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IVF Transfer of Fresh or Frozen Embryos in Women without Polycystic Ovaries. N Engl J Med. 2018 01 11; 378(2):137-147.
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Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus following Gestational Diabetes Pregnancy in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. J Diabetes Res. 2017; 2017:5250162.
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Incidental Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Patients with Confirmed and Unconfirmed Prediabetes. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0157729.
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Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents. Fertil Steril. 2013 Aug; 100(2):470-7.
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Prevalence, trends, and patterns of use of antidiabetic medications among pregnant women, 2001-2007. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jan; 121(1):106-14.
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Prevalence of cervical insufficiency in polycystic ovarian syndrome. Hum Reprod. 2012 Sep; 27(9):2837-42.
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Risk of preterm delivery in non-diabetic women with polycystic ovarian syndrome. J Perinatol. 2012 Oct; 32(10):770-6.
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Increased prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus among women with diagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome: a population-based study. Diabetes Care. 2006 Aug; 29(8):1915-7.
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Epidemiology and adverse cardiovascular risk profile of diagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Apr; 91(4):1357-63.