Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine condition of unclear origin, characterized by hyperandrogenism (HA), oligo-/amenorrhoea (OM), and polycystic ovarian morphology (PCOM). According to the Rotterdam criteria, PCOS phenotypes A-D range from mild to severe and are defined as phenotype A (HA, OM and PCOM), phenotype B (HA, OM), phenotype C (HA, PCOM) and phenotype D (OM, PCOM). Recent discoveries indicate that microRNAs (miRNAs) play a role in the d...