“What's in a name?That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”-William Shakespeare Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)is one of the commonest endocrinopathy in the reproductive age group,as depi...“What's in a name?That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”-William Shakespeare Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)is one of the commonest endocrinopathy in the reproductive age group,as depicted in a study among the North Indian population[1].The nomenclatures,the diagnostic criteria,the pathophysiology,and the modalities of treatment are full of controversies.Other names for this syndrome include Stein-Leventhal syndrome,polycystic ovary disease(PCOD),polycystic ovarian disease,functional ovarian hyperandrogenism,ovarian hyperthecosis and sclerocystic ovary syndrome,etc.展开更多
文摘“What's in a name?That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”-William Shakespeare Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)is one of the commonest endocrinopathy in the reproductive age group,as depicted in a study among the North Indian population[1].The nomenclatures,the diagnostic criteria,the pathophysiology,and the modalities of treatment are full of controversies.Other names for this syndrome include Stein-Leventhal syndrome,polycystic ovary disease(PCOD),polycystic ovarian disease,functional ovarian hyperandrogenism,ovarian hyperthecosis and sclerocystic ovary syndrome,etc.
