It has become increasingly clear over the past several years that Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a complex genetic disease resulting from the interaction of susceptibility genes and environmental factors.

This book includes the latest diagnostic criteria for PCOS and comprises the most up-to-date information about the genetic features and pathogenesis of PCOS. It critically reviews the methodological approaches and the evidence for various PCOS susceptibility genes. The book also discusses additional familial phenotypes of PCOS and their potential genetic basis. This expert opinion remains critical to guiding practice in PCOS because sufficient data for evidence-based guidelines remains scarce.

Editors include four of the leading experts in the international community Text consists of compilation of international expert opinion / consensus Content is comprehensive and includes bench research findings, their implications, and clinical recommendations for all complications of PCOS Updates and clarifies previous consensus group guidelines from the international community in 2002

Inhalt
Folliculogenesis in Polycystic Ovaries.- Accounting for the Follicle Population in the Polycystic Ovary.- What Is the Appropriate Imaging of the Polycystic Ovary.- Polycystic Ovary Versus Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Genetic Analyses of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Fetal Origins of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Pubertal Precursors of the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.- Variations in the Expression of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotype.- Acquired Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Recommendations for the Early Recognition and Prevention of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Insulin Action and Secretion in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Metabolic Syndrome Long-Term Risks.- Insulin Sensitizers Targeting Metabolic and Reproductive Consequences in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Mechanisms and Treatment of Obesity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Metabolic and Endocrine Effects of Statins in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Recommended Therapies for Metabolic Defects in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Pathogenesis of Hyperandrogenism in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Recommended Treatment Modalities for Hyperandrogenism.- Effective Regimens for Ovulation Induction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.- Impact of Diagnostic Criteria.