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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| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 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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Dysregulated serum levels of kisspeptin, NKB, GABA in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and their association with hormonal profiles. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2025 Dec; 41(1):2463533.
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Targeted deletion of NR2F2 and VCAM1 in theca cells impacts ovarian follicular development: insights into polycystic ovary syndrome??. Biol Reprod. 2024 Apr 11; 110(4):782-797.
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Effects and plasma proteomic analysis of GLP-1RA versus CPA/EE, in combination with metformin, on overweight PCOS women: a randomized controlled trial. Endocrine. 2024 Jan; 83(1):227-241.
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Oral follicle-stimulating hormone receptor agonist affects granulosa cells differently than recombinant human FSH. Fertil Steril. 2023 11; 120(5):1061-1070.
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Loci on chromosome 12q13.2 encompassing ERBB3, PA2G4 and RAB5B are associated with polycystic ovary syndrome. Gene. 2023 Feb 05; 852:147062.
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Evaluation of Hepatic Glucose Production in a Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Mouse Model. J Vis Exp. 2022 03 05; (181).
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Pathology of hyperandrogenemia in the oocyte of polycystic ovary syndrome. Steroids. 2022 04; 180:108989.
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Plasma Diaphanous Related Formin 1 Levels Are Associated with Altered Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case Control Study. Mediators Inflamm. 2022; 2022:9620423.
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Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Patients With McCune Albright Syndrome. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Feb; 35(1):48-52.
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Fetal programming of polycystic ovary syndrome: Effects of androgen exposure on prenatal ovarian development. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2021 03; 207:105830.