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A Thief of Womenhood
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Usama Shoukath1*, Umama Shoukath2, Salma Sultana3, Mohammed Nayeem Uddin4
1 II Year B. Pharmacy, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India.
2 II Year, D. Pharmacy, kamala Nehru Polytechnic for Women, Exhibition Ground, Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
3 III year, Pharm. D., Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India.
4 Asst. Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy Practice, Nizam Institute of Pharmacy, Deshmukhi (V), Pochampally (M), Behind Mount Opera, Yadadri (Dist)-508284, Telangana, India.
* Corresponding Author E-mail: nayeemfarooqui2010@gmail.com
ABSTRACT:
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in women at reproductive age associated with reproductive and metabolic dysfunction. With prevalence ranging from 2.2% to 26% among the age group 18 to 45 years. It is characterized by oligo/anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovaries. Women with PCOS have higher rates of endometrial cancer, cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, and type-2 diabetes mellitus. The proposed Diagnostic Tools for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome as per Androgen Excess Society (AES) Criteria (2006) are Hyperandrogenism, Oligo-ovulation/anovulation, Polycystic ovaries, Exclusion of other related disorders. Treatment could be either pharmacological includes insulin therapy, anti androgens, or nonpharmacological includes diet control, weight loss, and exercise. The present review provides the readers knowledge about the polycystic ovarian syndrome.
KEYWORDS: Polycystic ovary, androgen, anovulation, infertility, LH, FSH.
INTRODUCTION:
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which women typically have a number of small cysts around the edge of their ovaries (polycystic ovaries). Polycystic ovaries were defined with ultrasound imaging in a series of 173 women who presented to a gynaecological endocrine clinic with anovulation or hirsutism.
Polycystic ovaries were found in 26% of women with amenorrhoea, 87% with Oligomenorrhoea, and 92% with Idiopathic Hirsutism--that is, hirsutism but with regular menstrual cycles.1 they also have one or more...