Used to be called Stein-Leventhal Syndrome. This condition is characterized by excessive production of androgen hormones in women, resulting in such symptoms as acne, increased facial and body hair growth, irregular menstrual cycles and infertility. From 5 to 10 percent of American women have PCOS. About 60 percent of women with PCOS are obese; many also are at increased risk of having heart disease and diabetes. The syndrome is often accompanied by enlarged ovaries containing multiple small cysts. The cysts are the result of incomplete ovulations. During the normal ovulatory process, an egg is matured in an ovarian follicle, which then ruptures and releases the egg. In women with PCOS, high levels of hormones called androgens halt the follicle's development, leaving an enlarged follicle containing the immature egg. These follicles - whose appearance on ultrasound is sometimes likened to a string of peals - are the cysts observed in PCOS.
A condition where cysts are observed on the ovaries that can lead to symptoms including irregular or heavy menstrual periods, infertility and weight gain
Syndrome, which effects 5-10% of all women worldwide and is a leading cause of infertility in women. PCOS is characterized by infrequent or irregular menstrual cycles, excess facial hair growth, obesity and infertility.
The Condition"...When DHEA-S levels are elevated, the addition of dexamethasone may be helpful..." Recommendation Test for Hormones"...It is for this reason that a measurement of total testosterone and DHEA is recommended..."
Recommendation Sugars Avoidance / Reduction"..., the increased insulin from sugar consumption stimulates androgen receptors on the outside of the ovary, causing a failure of ovulation and the typical PCOS symptoms of hirsutism and acne..."
The Condition"...How does it occur? Polycystic ovary disease is due to an abnormal production of two of the hormones produced by the pituitary gland in the brain..."
(PCOS) or Stein-Leventhal syndrome (1930s researchers) a metabolic syndrome with many other symptoms, ovarian cysts arise through incomplete follicular development or failure of ovulation. (More? Urogenital Abnormalities)
The Condition"...Both cimetidine and cyproheptadine (a serotonin and histamine antagonist) have weak anti-androgenic effects..."
Relationship to Coronary Disease / Heart Attack"...Surprisingly, the increased risk was found to be independent of obesity, supporting the argument that insulin resistance alone is important in determining cardiovascular risk..."
Is a medical condition in which the ovaries become enlarged and contain a number of small cysts. It is the most common cause of menstrual irregularity and it can be responsible for a variety of symptoms including infertility.
Syndrome associated with the metabolic syndrome, obesity, and hyperandrogenemia in young women.
Abbreviated PCOS. A condition of women characterized by irregular or no menstrual periods, acne , obesity , and excess hair growth. PCOS is a disorder of chronically abnormal ovarian function and hyperandrogenism (abnormally elevated androgen levels). It affects 5-10% of women of reproductive age. PCOS is also called the Stein-Leventhal syndrome. See the entire definition of Polycystic ovary syndrome
An inherited hormonal imbalance that won't allow eggs to be expelled from the ovaries. It can lead to extremely irregular or heavy menstrual periods, lack of periods, infertility, endometrial and uterine cancer, male-pattern hair growth and fat deposition, weight gain, insulin resistance and increased risk for cardiovascular disease, among other things.
A condition where the ovaries have a greater than usual number of cysts on them (10 or more) and the women experiences additional symptoms such as menstrual irregularity, infertility, miscarriage and skin problems.
the most common syndrome in reproductive-age women and is often associated with obesity. PCOS is an accumulation of incompletely developed follicles in the ovaries and is characterized by irregular menstrual cycles, multiple ovarian cysts and hirsutism, or excessive hair growth and often results in infertility
This condition is often associated with infertility. A malfunction in a woman's body chemistry prevents her eggs from getting the right growth signal from her brain, causing her eggs to remain in their follicles and die instead of maturing and being released into her Fallopian tubes. As the eggs die, their follicles fill with fluid, swell, and turn into cysts; enough cysts can cause the ovaries to enlarge, sometimes to the size of a grapefruit.
PCOS is a condition where the symptoms of havingpolycystic ovaries are evident. PCOS symptoms may include weight gain, acneand excessive hair growth.
(PCO): syndrome often characterized clinically by irregular menses, elevated circulating androgens, insulin resistance, obesity, hirsutism and in many cases anovulation and infertility. The ovaries are typically enlarged with white glossy capsules beneath which are multiple cysts in various developmental stages
A disease of the ovaries, also known as Stein-Leventhal syndrome. It is commonly characterized by hirsutism, obesity, menstrual abnormalities, infertility, and enlarged ovaries. Women with PCOS are at increased risk for developing impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes.
a condition in which cysts on the ovaries, along with a hormonal imbalance, causes ovulation to be irregular or to stop all together.
A condition caused by a hormonal imbalance that results in the accumulation of many incompletely developed follicles in the ovaries. In addition to not ovulating and not menstruating, women with the syndrome can experience infertility and excessive hair growth.
asyndrome characterized by multiple cysts on the ovaries with symptoms including irregular menses, increased male hormones, insulin resistance, obesity, excess body hair, acne and in many cases irregular menstruation and infertility.
A condition in which cysts in the ovary interfere with normal ovulation and menstruation.
The usual definition of this condition includes absent or infrequent ovulation and evidence of increased male hormones. The ovaries are usually enlarged and have multiple small, incompletely developed follicles immediately underneath the surface of the ovary.
The Condition"...Hormones and birth control pills will give regular menstrual cycles and may reduce abnormal hair growth..."
Recommendation Weight Loss"Weight reduction can not only reverse testosterone and luteinizing hormone abnormalities and infertility seen with PCOS, but also improve glucose, insulin and lipid profiles..."
The condition whereby there are many cysts within the ovary, and related symptoms may cause infertility.( more...)
(PCOS) A syndrome that consists of polycystic ovaries associated with any clinical symptom or sign of too much male hormone effect, such as acne, excess body hair (hirsutism), or long or absent cycles (oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea). Often called polycystic ovarian disease in the US (PCOD).
Relationship to Coronary Disease / Heart Attack"Women with the PCOS have a five to seven times higher risk of myocardial infarction and ischemic heart disease than other women..."
The Condition"...Oral contraceptives are simple and relatively safe method of ovarian suppression, in addition the estrogen component increases the sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) with a resultant decrease in free testosterone..." Recommendation Weight Loss"...Obesity is an important feature with regard to hirsutism because it is associated with decreased sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)..."
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS, also known clinically as Stein-Leventhal syndrome), is an endocrine disorder that affects 5–10% of women. It occurs amongst all races and nationalities, is the most common hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age, and is a leading cause of infertility. The principal features are lack of regular ovulation and excessive amounts or effects of androgenic hormones.