<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common heterogeneous disorder which is known as syndrome. The term ‘syndrome’ refers to a collection of clinical features or a phenotype. The specific features of the PCOS phenotype include clinical signs of androgen excess, elevated serum androgen concentrations, irregular menses, and infertility. It is common heterogenous disorder which affects women with different clinical presentations. In the basis of this disease is hormonal imbalance, such as insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia. This review was based on searching all the available literature in the next databases: Pubmed, ClinicalTrials, Embase, Medline Complete, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, the Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database (VIP), WanFang Database (Chinese Ministry of Science &amp; Technology). The search terms included hormonal and metabolic aspects, therapy of PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS.We included only randomized clinical intervention trials in young women published in last five years and included 12 articles in our review analysis. More research is needed to clarify the complex pathophysiology of PCOS. No single test is currently available for its diagnosis. Additionally, once diagnosis is established, the options for treatment are of limited number and effectiveness because they target only the symptoms of PCOS. Finally, patients with PCOS have higher rates of metabolic complications, such as cardiovascular disease, but their impact on mortality is not clear. Therefore, more prospective epidemiologic studies on the topic are necessary.</p></abstract>

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common heterogeneous disorder which is known as syndrome. The term ‘syndrome’ refers to a collection of clinical features or a phenotype. The specific features of the PCOS phenotype include clinical signs of androgen excess, elevated serum androgen concentrations, irregular menses, and infertility. It is common heterogenous disorder which affects women with different clinical presentations. In the basis of this disease is hormonal imbalance, such as insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia. This review was based on searching all the available literature in the next databases: Pubmed, ClinicalTrials, Embase, Medline Complete, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, the Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database (VIP), WanFang Database (Chinese Ministry of Science & Technology). The search terms included hormonal and metabolic aspects, therapy of PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS.We included only randomized clinical intervention trials in young women published in last five years and included 12 articles in our review analysis. More research is needed to clarify the complex pathophysiology of PCOS. No single test is currently available for its diagnosis. Additionally, once diagnosis is established, the options for treatment are of limited number and effectiveness because they target only the symptoms of PCOS. Finally, patients with PCOS have higher rates of metabolic complications, such as cardiovascular disease, but their impact on mortality is not clear. Therefore, more prospective epidemiologic studies on the topic are necessary.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Presentation and Treatment a Mini-Review Article

Department of Ginecology and Obstretrics, Health Center Nis

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common heterogeneous disorder which is known as syndrome. The term ‘syndrome’ refers to a collection of clinical features...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Presentation and Treatment a Mini-Review Article

Published Online: Mar 18, 2021

Page range: -

Received: Dec 08, 2020

Accepted: Dec 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2020-0053

Keywords
women, diagnosis, hyperandrogenism, polycystic ovary syndrome, treatment

© 2020 Dusan Simic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Presentation and Treatment a Mini-Review Article

Published Online: Mar 18, 2021

Page range: -

Received: Dec 08, 2020

Accepted: Dec 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2020-0053

Keywordswomen, diagnosis, hyperandrogenism, polycystic ovary syndrome, treatment

© 2020 Dusan Simic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
women, diagnosis, hyperandrogenism, polycystic ovary syndrome, treatment