Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of polycystic ovary syndrome
Introduction Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was first reported in 1935 by Stein and Leventhal who described seven women dealing with amenorrhea, hirsutism, and enlarged ovaries with multiple cysts (Stein and Leventhal, 1935). This syndrome was given the name Stein–Leventhal syndrome after these two physicians for sometime. In the 1960s, however, the term polycystic ovary syndrome … Read more