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	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Ayurvedic Perspective (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disturbance affecting women between 15 to 30 years of age.
		Due to the presence of increased androgen in the ovary, the follicle undergoing maturation in the ovary cycle is affected causing anovulation of that particular follicle.
		Vata is responsible for movement of the follicle during the ovarian cycle, the rupture of the ovary wall releasing the matured ovum, the movement of the fimbriae – the finger like projections that guide the ovum into the fallopian tubes and the movement of the ovum towards the uterus.
	www.atreya.com /english/article_polycystic_ovary_syndrome.html (1713 words)

	Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
		Polycystic (literally, many cysts) ovary syndrome (PCOS or PCO) is a complex condition that affects the ovaries (the organs in a woman's body that produce eggs).
		In PCOS, the ovaries are bigger than average, and the outer surface of the ovary has an abnormally large number of small follicles (the sac of fluid that grows around the egg under the influence of stimulating hormones from the brain).
		The ovaries are polycystic, with many small follicles scattered under the surface of the ovary (usually more than 10 or 15 in each ovary) and almost none in the middle of the ovary.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /womenshealth/facts/pcos.htm (2893 words)

	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
		Polycystic ovary syndrome is something quite different to suffering from ovarian cysts, which are discussed in detail in that section.
		Polycystic ovaries are ovaries that are actually covered with very small follicles in which the egg develops.
		In the case of polycystic ovaries, however, the ovaries are much larger than normal, and there are a series of undeveloped follicles that appear in clumps, rather like a bunch of grapes.
	www.marilynglenville.com /general/polycystic.htm (2463 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Polycystic ovary disease
		Polycystic ovary disease is characterized by enlarged ovaries with multiple small cysts, an abnormally high number of follicles at various states of maturation, and a thick, scarred capsule surrounding each ovary.
		The syndrome was originally reported by Stein and Leventhal in 1935 when they described a group of women with amenorrhea (absence of menstrual period), infertility, hirsutism (unwanted hair growth in women), and enlarged polycystic ovaries.
		Polycystic ovaries are two to five times larger than normal ovaries, and they have a white, thick, tough outer covering.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000369.htm (862 words)

	eMJA: 4: Polycystic ovary syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition characterised by menstrual abnormalities and clinical or biochemical features of hyperandrogenism.
		The presence of polycystic ovaries on ultrasound examination is particularly controversial as a criterion.
		Polycystic ovaries are characterised by peripheral cysts (10 or more) less than 10 mm in size in an enlarged ovary with significant increase in the central stroma4 (Box 2).
	www.mja.com.au /public/issues/180_03_020204/nor10314_fm.html (4086 words)

	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		However, she usually is unable to release the eggs from the ovaries, so the ovaries appear to contain many cysts — the reason for the term "polycystic" in the name of the disease.
		Polycystic ovary syndrome usually does not cause symptoms before mid-puberty, when the ovaries begin to produce hormones in significant amounts.
		Because polycystic ovary syndrome probably stems from a hereditary problem in most cases, there is currently no way for most people to prevent it.
	womenshealth.aetna.com /WH/ihtWH/r.WSIHW000.../st.41823/t.42843.html (1511 words)

	Polycystic ovary syndrome - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a syndrome in which the ovaries are enlarged and have several fluid-filled sacs or cysts.
		Polycystic ovary syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS, also known clinically as Stein-Leventhal syndrome), is an endocrine disorder that affects 5–10% of women.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /p/pcos/intro.htm (1057 words)

	Polycystic ovary syndrome - MayoClinic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition most often characterized by irregular menstrual periods, excess hair growth and obesity, but it can affect women in a variety of ways.
		The signs and symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome stem from a disruption in the reproductive cycle, which normally culminates each month with the release of an egg from an ovary (ovulation).
		Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age in the United States, affecting an estimated 5 percent to 10 percent.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/polycystic-ovary-syndrome/DS00423 (271 words)

	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- eCureMe.com
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), also called Stein-Leventhal syndrome, polycystic ovarian disease, or hyperandrogenic chronic anovulation, is an endocrine disorder that occurs in 5%-10% women.
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which the ovaries accumulate tiny cysts, actually little follicles, 2 to 5 millimeters in diameter, each containing an egg.
		Syndrome X: Insulin resistance is associated with high blood pressure, high triglyceride levels, and a decrease in HDL (the good cholesterol) and obesity.
	www.ecureme.com /especial/obgyn/Polycystic_Ovary_Syndrome.asp (451 words)

	RSC Bay Area - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age.
		The most common treatment that allows patients with polycystic ovary syndrome to ovulate and conceive is ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate or gonadotropins.
		There is increasing data that hyperinsulinemia produces the hyperandrogenism of polycystic ovary syndrome by increasing ovarian androgen production, particularly testosterone and androstenedione and by decreasing the serum sex hormone binding globulin concentration.
	www.rscbayarea.com /articles/pcos.html (952 words)

	Polycystic ovary syndrome
		In polycystic ovary syndrome, your body produces an excess of androgens, and your ratio of LH to FSH is often abnormally high.
		Although polycystic ovary syndrome has been noted since antiquity, it was first described in medical literature in the 1930s when Irving Stein and Michael Leventhal wrote about a group of women without menstrual periods (amenorrhea) who had large ovaries with multiple cysts.
		Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, increased triglycerides, decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00423.html (2203 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 18, Ch. 235, Menstrual Abnormalities And Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
		Mildly elevated levels of testosterone and/or DHEAS suggest polycystic ovary syndrome, but levels are sometimes normal in hirsute women with this syndrome because the metabolic clearance rates of androgens and the levels of proteins that bind androgens are altered.
		In polycystic ovary syndrome, circulating LH levels are often increased, increasing the ratio of LH to FSH.
		For women who have polycystic ovary syndrome and desire pregnancy, clomiphene citrate 50 to 100 mg/day for 5 days is the first choice to induce ovulation because of its simplicity and high success rate (75% ovulation rate, 35 to 40% pregnancy rate).
	www.merck.com /pubs/mmanual/section18/chapter235/235d.htm (2616 words)

	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a rare disorder that affects females, is characterized by the presence of multiple cysts on the ovaries (polycystic ovaries), the absence of menstruation (amenorrhea) or irregular and abnormal menstruation, excessive amounts of body hair (hirsutism), excessive body weight (obesity), and infertility.
		Forbes-Albright Syndrome is one of a group of rare endocrine disorders characterized by abnormally high levels of the hormone prolactin, secreted by the pituitary gland.
		Polycystic ovaries are inherited as an autosomal dominant trait: analysis of 29 polycystic ovary syndrome and 10 control families.
	hw.healthdialog.com /kbase/nord/nord111.htm (1838 words)

	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
		As the term polycystic ovary syndrome suggests, the syndrome often is accompanied by enlarged ovaries containing multiple small painless "cysts" or tiny follicles about 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter.
		A "polycystic" ovary generally is defined as having more than 12 small cysts, or being of increased size.
		Many, but not all, women with PCOS will have the polycystic-looking ovaries (two to five times larger than normal ovaries) for which the syndrome is named, but it is possible to be diagnosed with the syndrome without this particular symptom.
	www.healthywomen.org /healthtopics/polycysticovarysyndrome (1004 words)

	Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Insulin Lowering Medications (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Polycystic ovary syndrome is characterized by anovulation (irregular or absent menstrual periods) and hyperandrogenism (elevated serum testosterone and androstenedione).
		For women in the reproductive age range, polycystic ovary syndrome is a serious, common cause of infertility, because of the endocrine abnormalities which accompany elevated insulin levels.
		We know the polycystic ovary syndrome is associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke because of the associated heart attack and stroke risk factors, hypertension, obesity, hyperandrogenism, hypertriglyceridemia, and these are to a large degree resolved by therapy with these medications.
	www.ivf.com.cob-web.org:8888 /pcostreat.html (2167 words)

	Health Report - 14/12/1998: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
		Norman Swan: So a woman with polycystic ovary syndrome might not know she's got it, and presumably in most cases it might be silent, but she may have male pattern hair, or she may have trouble with her periods and when she tries to get pregnant, she may have trouble.
		In one study, using metformin, a group of polycystic ovary women from Venezuela, the United States and Italy were given metformin or placebo for the first 35 days of the study.
		If you're found to have the polycystic ovary syndrome, you should have your blood fats measured and your glucose levels measured during a test called a glucose tolerance test, to see if you have abnormal blood fats and a tendency to diabetes.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s17962.htm (2230 words)

	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which many cysts develop from ovarian follicles that fail to rupture and release eggs.
		Women who have polycystic ovary syndrome are at a greater risk of developing ovarian cancer and diabetes.
		If polycystic ovary syndrome is present, the ultrasound will show multiple small cysts around the edge of the ovary.
	www.mamashealth.com /women/polyov.asp (219 words)

	Pathology Associates Of Lexington, P.A.
		The normal adult ovary: measures approximately 3-5 cm in length, 1.5-3 cm in width, and 0.5-1.5 cm in thickness; however, ovarian size is reported more often in terms of volume (or length X width X thickness X 0.523).
		Polycystic ovaries often display increased echogenicity; however, as many as one third may remain isoechoic or hypoechoic relative to the myometrium.
		Polycystic ovary syndrome; Stein-Leventhal syndrome (or polycystic ovary disease): Women with PCOS (POD or PCOD) have normal reproductive organs, otherwise (such as the uterus and fallopian tubes).
	www.palpath.com /ovarypc.htm (911 words)

	PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A study from Italy shows that polycystic ovary syndrome can be cured with the diabetic medication, metformin (Glucophage), and a low-refined-carbohydrate diet (26).
		The effect of a pure antiandrogen receptor blocker, flutamide, on the lipid profile in the polycystic ovary syndrome.
		The importance of diagnosing the polycystic ovary syndrome.
	www.drmirkin.com.cob-web.org:8888 /women/8124.htm (1206 words)

	The Facts about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
		Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), also called Stein-Leventhal Syndrome, is a disorder characterized by irregular, abnormal or absent menstruation; excessive amounts of body hair; excessive body weight and decreased fertility.
		The syndrome is caused by elevated levels of testosterone and other hormones, which disrupts the normal menstrual cycle.
		Ovarian cysts are no longer the basis for a definitive diagnosis of PCOS (it is possible to have polycystic-appearing ovaries without actually having PCOS); many physicians rely on ultrasound imaging to confirm their diagnosis.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/964648419.html (979 words)

	Your Health: Trover Foundation
		It's considered the most common reproductive syndrome in women of childbearing age and the leading cause of infertility among women.
		Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), according to The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC), is a syndrome in which the ovaries become larger than normal and sometimes contain painless cysts, or fluid-filled sacs.
		In a normal ovary, a single egg develops and is released each month during ovulation.
	www.stayinginshape.com /4troverfoundation/libv/w25.shtml (1048 words)

	Epilepsy & PCOS : Epilepsy.com
		The letters PCOS stand for "polycystic ovary syndrome." As you probably know, an ovary is the organ in a woman's body that produces eggs as well as hormones such as estrogen.
		The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) refers to a group of signs and symptoms that sometimes occur in women who have polycystic ovaries.
		On the association between valproate and polycystic ovary syndrome.
	www.epilepsy.com /info/women_pcos.html (1024 words)

	Polycystic ovary syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Polycystic ovary disease (although this is not correct because PCOS is characterized as a syndrome rather than a disease)
		It is vital to note that not all women with PCOS have polycystic ovaries, nor do all women with ovarian cysts have PCOS; although a pelvic ultrasound is a major diagnostic tool, it is not the only one.
		PCOS develops when the ovaries are stimulated to produce excessive amounts of male hormones (androgens), particularly testosterone, either through the release of excessive luteinizing hormone (LH) by the pituitary gland or through high levels of insulin in the blood (hyperinsulinaemia) in women whose ovaries are sensitive to this stimulus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Polycystic_ovary_syndrome (1780 words)

	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most frequently encountered endocrinopathy in women of reproductive age.
		PCOS patients are at higher risk of metabolic syndrome, which is a group of cardiovascular risk factors that include dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity.
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): arguably the most common endocrinopathy is associated with significant morbidity in women.
	www.clevelandclinicmeded.com /diseasemanagement/women/pcos/pcos.htm (3367 words)

	Polycystic ovarian syndrome
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder characterised by an excess of the hormones androgens.
		It is important, however, to note that not all women with polycystic ovaries have polycystic ovary syndrome.
		It is estimated that around 20% of premenopausal women have polycystic ovaries, but only 5-10% of the women have the actual syndrome (1).
	www.womhealth.org.au /healthjourney/PCOS.htm (3346 words)

	Polycystic ovary syndrome Encyclopedia of Medicine - Find Articles
		Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition characterized by the accumulation of numerous cysts (fluid-filled sacs) on the ovaries associated with high male hormone levels, chronic anovulation (absent ovulation), and other metabolic disturbances.
		PCOS, also called Stein-Leventhal syndrome, is a group of symptoms caused by underlying hormonal and metabolic disturbances that affects about 6% of premenopausal women.
		While the exact cause of PCOS is unknown, it runs in families, so the tendency to develop the syndrome may be inherited.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0010/ai_2601001087 (829 words)

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