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Review
. 2019 Jul 1:228:167-175.
doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.04.046. Epub 2019 Apr 25.

Multi-system reproductive metabolic disorder: significance for the pathogenesis and therapy of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

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Multi-system reproductive metabolic disorder: significance for the pathogenesis and therapy of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Yan Li et al. Life Sci. .

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a multisystem disease, is a major reason for female infertility around the world. It is no longer considered simply as a disease of ovary. Now researchers growing awareness of the multisystem features of this disease. PCOS has a higher relationship with metabolic disturbance and hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis (HPOA) function disorders. This syndrome results in hyperandrogenemia (HA), hyperinsulinemia/insulin resistance (IR), increased estrone, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) ratio imbalance, infertility, cardiovascular diseases, endometrial dysfunction, obesity, and including a litany of other health issues. Furthermore, PCOS has been garnered in recent times. Interventions like metformin, orlistat, hormonal contraceptives, GLP1 agonists, and VitD have been applied to ameliorate or reverse the pathological characterization of PCOS. Moreover, drug-combined therapy of PCOS is superior to single drug administration. This review will focus on the recent progress in pathogenesis and therapy of PCOS.

Keywords: AGEs; IR; IVF; PCOS; UPR; therapy.

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