TY - JOUR
T1 - New perspectives in polycystic ovary syndrome
AU - Diamanti-Kandarakis, Evanthia
AU - Dunaif, Andrea
PY - 1996/10
Y1 - 1996/10
N2 - Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is, perhaps, the most common endocrinopathy affecting premenopausal women. Of such women, 5%-10% have the classic endocrine syndrome of hyperandrogenism and chronic anovulation. The syndrome not only has these long-appreciated reproductive morbidities, but it also has more recently recognized important metabolic consequences related to insulin resistance. This article reviews the current state of the field with respect to the pathogenesis of PCOS and the insulin resistance associated with it.
AB - Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is, perhaps, the most common endocrinopathy affecting premenopausal women. Of such women, 5%-10% have the classic endocrine syndrome of hyperandrogenism and chronic anovulation. The syndrome not only has these long-appreciated reproductive morbidities, but it also has more recently recognized important metabolic consequences related to insulin resistance. This article reviews the current state of the field with respect to the pathogenesis of PCOS and the insulin resistance associated with it.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1043-2760(96)00125-7
DO - 10.1016/S1043-2760(96)00125-7
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 18406758
AN - SCOPUS:0030272074
SN - 1043-2760
VL - 7
SP - 267
EP - 271
JO - Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
IS - 8
ER -