Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: We previously reported that the reduced arterial elasticity in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women is present in the first trimester of pregnancy. Women with reduced arterial elasticity are more likely to develop pre eclampsia, which association with PCOS is still unproven. This study was designed to compare blood pressure (BP) and arterial elasticity in pregnant PCOS women and controls in second trimester.Methods: The subjects were 15 preg...

Objective: To establish the prevalence of Syndrome X in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and determine which sonographic features of PCO best predict syndrome X.Background: Recently, the third report of the USA national cholesterol education program expert-panel on the detection, evaluation and treatment of high blood cholesterol in adults specifically identified syndrome X, a combination of insulin resistance and compensatory hyperinsulinaemi...

Almost 70 years after Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was first described, its etiology remains unclear. In this preliminary study, gene expression in 3 normal and 3 PCOS ovaries was compared using differential display PCR to probe for genes with roles in the pathogenesis of PCOS.Over 1700 PCR products were detected with the 21 primer combinations used, each potentially derived from a different mRNA species. Pattern comparison of PCR products from norma...