Endocrine Abstracts

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder, affecting 5 – 10% of women of reproductive age, and is the major cause of anovulatory infertility. The mechanisms of reproductive dysfunction in PCOS remain to be clarified. Members of the TGF-β and IGF signalling pathway have been suggested to be involved in aberrant follicle development in women with PCOS. This talk will focus on previous and ongoing research that we carried out in Denmark and the Un...