Articles Tagged With: pcos
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What Are the Roles of the Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill and Metformin in the Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?
This systematic review documents the effectiveness of combined oral contraceptive pills in treating hyperandrogenism and irregular menses, and of metformin in addressing the metabolic disturbances in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Etiology Likely Heterogeneous?
Rare noncoding variants of the gene DENND1A, previously shown to play a key role in androgen biosynthesis in human ovarian theca cells, are significantly associated with familial polycystic ovary syndrome.
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Acupuncture as Adjunct Therapy for Infertility in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for treating infertility in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome receiving clomiphene citrate or placebo offered no benefit over sham acupuncture.
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Acupuncture as Adjunct Therapy for Infertility in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Acupuncture as an adjunctive therapy for treating infertility in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome receiving clomiphene citrate or placebo offered no benefit over sham acupuncture.
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Soy Isoflavones on Metabolic Markers in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
This 12-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found that soy isoflavones affected some metabolic parameters but not others in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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PCOS and Hormonal Contraception: A Tale of Two Syndromes?
Emerging evidence supports that two metabolic phenotypes exist among women with PCOS. For metabolically healthy PCOS patients, managing menstrual symptoms, anovulation and androgen excess with COCs provides a simple and well-tolerated treatment regimen. In contrast, PCOS patients with metabolic syndrome are at high risk for type 2 diabetes, and COC use may contribute to hyperinsulinemia, adverse lipid changes, and endothelial changes associated with adverse cardiovascular risk. The use of a levonorgestrel intrauterine device combined with spironolactone (to manage hyperandrogenism) and metformin (to manage hyperinsulinism) may offer advantages to metabolically unhealthy PCOS patients.
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Research focuses on health implications tied to PCOS
Women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) face an elevated risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, mental health conditions, reproductive disorders, and cancer of the lining of the uterus.