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JOURNAL OF FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
Volume 40, Issue 3, Pages 217-225Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2012-100505
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- Scottish Senior Clinical Fellowship from the SFC
- Medical Research Council [G0901807]
- Medical Research Council [G0500717, G1002033, G0901807] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [G0500717, G0901807, G1002033] Funding Source: UKRI
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the commonest endocrine disorder affecting women of reproductive age. Some 20% of women will have polycystic ovaries on an ultrasound scan and around 7% of women have the additional clinical or biochemical features of PCOS. As a complex multisystem disorder its background can be confusing to understand. They key feature, however, is an increased production of androgen by the ovaries. This review uses ovarian biology to describe a strategy to aid understanding and explanation of PCOS. This framework can be also be used to teach about PCOS and to inform different approaches to its management.
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