Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common form of chronic anovulation associated with androgen excess. Large scale studies have observed a prevalence rate of PCOS 5% to 10% among reproductive-age women.1,2 Currently, there are 3 widely accepted sets of criteria for diagnosis of PCOS.3,4 After excluding other causes of hyperandrogenism, National Institute of Health (NIH) criteria (19...

OBJECTIVES To identify the characteristics of Hong Kong Chinese women with polycystic ovarian syndrome and to compare different diagnostic criteria. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Gynae-endocrinology Clinics in the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Ninety Hong Kong Chinese women with polycystic ovarian syndrome who were diagnosed according to the hospital's criteria. MA...

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common female endocrine disorder. Up to one-third of women in the UK have polycystic ovaries (i.e. 10 or more follicles per ovary detected on ultrasound), and around a third of these are thought to have the syndrome.(DTB 2001) PCOS is strongly associated with hyperandrogenism, ovulatory dysfunction and obesity.(Stener-Victorin 2008) The syndrome al...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most prevalent cause of anovulatory infertility in women in the reproductive age with a prevalence rate of about 10% [1]. PCOS is characterized by both metabolic and reproductive abnormalities. According to Rotterdam criteria (2004), the patient should be diagnosed to have PCOS when two of the following are met: chronic oligoovulation or anovulation, clin...

1.2 Diagnostic criteria The condition was described by Stein and Leventhal in 1935. There is a considerable controversy on the optimal criteria for PCOS. Although the NIH (National Institute of Health) criteria as hyperandrogenic anovulatory PCOS were proposed in 1992, these have now expanded to non NIH criteria including hyperandrogenic ovulatory to nonhyperandrogenic anovulatory PCOS (2). Aft...

Polycystic ovarian disease in adolescents is not uncommon. Usually underlying ovarian tumours can cause hirsutism and ovulation. A 15-year-old girl presented with infrequent cycles and hirsutism. Her baseline evaluation ruled out ovarian tumour and other endocrinological problems. She was treated with insulin sensitizers and hormone treatment. After more than a year of treatment she developed a...

PURPOSE The incidence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) increases in women with epilepsy (WWE), which appears to vary with ethnicity. This study was conducted to determine the incidence and risk factors of PCOS in Chinese WWE. METHODS The study was carried out in 102 of 139 Chinese WWE at reproductive ages, with 32 receiving valproic acid (VPA), 40 receiving other antiepileptic drugs (AEDs)...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome is a complex disorder affecting 6 to 10% of women of reproductive age. In recent years, the cause of the syndrome has been associated with increased androgen serum levels, as well as sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity. The present study analyzed the effects at birth of a single testosterone propionate dose in rats, as well as the role of the superior ...

A literature search was conducted with Google search engine, Highwire press and PubMed. Laparoscopic ovarian drilling, polycystic ovarian syndrome, clomiphene citrate, metformin, GnRHa with polycystic ovaries were entered as search words. Articles were selected for review from all the citations produced from the search. These were selected based on predetermined criteria as stated below. 1. Yea...