Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is an endocrine disorder that manifests with menstrual dysfunction, formation of multiple cysts in the ovaries and increased serum concentrations of androgenic hormones. It affects women of the reproductive age and its onset is normally seen at adolescence. The etiology and pathophysiology of the condition largely remains unknown. There is no cure for the condition hence most treatment methods focus on the management of clinical symptoms such as hyper-androgenism, diabetes type 2 and anovulation. Diagnosis of the condition is mainly through exclusion because there is