Abstract
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a metabolic disease and a common endocrine system disorder among women of reproductive age. Infrequent or prolonged menstrual periods, excess hair growth, acne, and obesity can occur in women with PCOS. Early diagnosis and treatment along with weight loss may reduce the risk of long-term complications. Now a days PCOS is also the cause of infertility. India is PCOS capital of the world. PCOS management is necessary to reduce its long time complications.J MEDICINE Jan 2018; 19 (1) : 49-53
Highlights
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a days a common metabolic syndrome, affecting approximately 12% of women of child bearing age.[1,2] It was first described by Stein and Leventhal in 1935 and links PCOS with anovulation.[3]
Amenorrhea, infertility, hyperandrogenemia, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia are associated with chronic PCOS
Many studies showed that PCOS cases are more likely to have increased coronary artery calcium scores and increased carotid intima-media thickness
Summary
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a days a common metabolic syndrome, affecting approximately 12% of women of child bearing age.[1,2] It was first described by Stein and Leventhal in 1935 and links PCOS with anovulation.[3]. Familial PCOS is a risk factor for this disease as is considered to be a heritable disorder.[11,12] PCOS among first-degree relatives is more prevalent due to genetic influences.[13,14] The issues that hamper progress in this area include the heterogeneity of PCOS phenotypes, difficulty in assigning a phenotype to men, postmenopausal women, and prepubertal girls and difficulties in obtaining large enough sample sizes to allow for adequate statistical power.[15] The sharing of the same susceptibility genes suggests that PCOS is an ancient disorder originating before humans migrated out of Africa.[16] Based on this current understanding of PCOS, the main thing for PCOS is its management between the patient and medical provider.
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