ea0049ep1183 | Neuroendocrinology | ECE2017
Zeydabadinejad Sareh
, Tehrani Fahimeh Ramezani
, Zadeh-Vakili Azita
, Noroozzadeh Mahsa
Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a frequent endocrine and metabolic disorder and the most common cause of infertility occurring in 510% of women of reproductive age. The characteristic endocrine abnormalities of PCOS involve hypersecretion of androgens and LH (as a consequence of increased GnRH frequency). Although PCOS signs generally become obvious at puberty, clinical and experimental evidence suggests an intrauterine origin for the syndrome. On the oth...