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  2. What is PCOS and why is it so hard to diagnose? Doctors ... - AOL

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    Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormonal condition in women during their reproductive years. Yet no one knows precisely what causes it, and it has no cure. Yet no one knows ...

  3. Polycystic ovary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Polycystic ovary syndrome, or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. [14] The syndrome is named after cysts which form on the ovaries of some women with this condition, though this is not a universal symptom and not the underlying cause of the disorder.

  4. Anti-Müllerian hormone - Wikipedia

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    Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder most commonly found in women of reproductive age that is characterized by oligo- or anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovaries (PCO). [52] This endocrine disorder increases AMH levels at nearly two to three times higher in women with PCOS than in normal type women.

  5. Free androgen index - Wikipedia

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    Role in identifying polycystic ovary syndrome [ edit ] The best single biochemical marker for polycystic ovary syndrome is a raised testosterone level, but "combination of SHBG and testosterone to derive a free testosterone value did not further aid the biochemical diagnosis of PCOS". [ 5 ]

  6. Hypoprolactinemia - Wikipedia

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    Hypoprolactinemia can result from autoimmune disease, [2] hypopituitarism, [1] growth hormone deficiency, [2] hypothyroidism, [2] excessive dopamine action in the tuberoinfundibular pathway and/or the anterior pituitary, and ingestion of drugs that activate the D 2 receptor, such as direct D 2 receptor agonists like bromocriptine and pergolide, and indirect D 2 receptor activators like ...

  7. Keke Palmer on how opening up about her PCOS diagnosis ... - AOL

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    Keke Palmer said sharing her diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome helped “empower” her.. The Scream Queens alum appeared on The Tamron Hall Show on Tuesday to talk about her experience ...

  8. Ovarian cyst - Wikipedia

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    Many small cysts occur in both ovaries in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). [1] Pelvic inflammatory disease may also result in cysts. [1] Rarely, cysts may be a form of ovarian cancer. [1] Diagnosis is undertaken by pelvic examination with a pelvic ultrasound or other testing used to gather further details. [1] Often, cysts are simply observed ...

  9. Hypogonadism - Wikipedia

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    Men with low serum testosterone levels should have other hormones checked, particularly luteinizing hormone to help determine why their testosterone levels are low and help choose the most appropriate treatment (most notably, testosterone is usually not appropriate for secondary or tertiary forms of male hypogonadism, in which the LH levels are ...