Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder characterized by
chronic ovulation dysfunction and overabundance of androgens; it affects 6–20% of women�…

Background: Insulin resistance and the associated compensatory hyperinsulinemia are
common findings in women with PCOS, and may play a key role in this condition. Methods�…

Insulin resistance refers to the state, wherein insulin action is insufficient to accomplish the
metabolic demands of peripheral tissues, despite the increased amounts of insulin secreted�…

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is now recognized as an important metabolic as well as
reproductive disorder conferring substantially increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Affected�…

The findings that insulin resistance has important implications in the pathogenesis of the
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and that insulin-sensitizing drugs are a useful�…

The most widely accepted criteria for the diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are
hyperandrogenism and/or hyperandrogenemia and oligo-ovulation, with the exclusion of�…

PCOS has a wide range of negative impacts on women's health and is one of the most
frequent reproductive systemic endocrine disorders. PCOS has complex characteristics and�…

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder in
women of reproductive age. Its heterogeneous clinical presentation is characterized by�…

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has reproductive and metabolic implications. Insulin
resistance (IR), secondary to genetic and lifestyle factors, is integral in the pathogenesis�…

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in
humans, affecting approximately 7–8% of women of reproductive age. Despite the criteria�…