ReviewEndocrine reviews2015
Scientific Statement on the Diagnostic Criteria, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Molecular Genetics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Review in Endocrine reviews, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 453 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate The Effect of Metformin-GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Versus Oral Contraceptive (OC) Therapy on Reproductive Disorders and Cardiovascular Risks in Overweight Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Patients
Independent and Additive Effects Of Micronutrients With Metformin In Patients With PCOS:A Double Blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial
Who cites it
453 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 965 citations in OpenAlex.
- Metabolic profiling of human follicular fluid to unravel the pathways involved in polycystic ovary syndrome - a systematic review.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Genetic exploration of the impact of CYP11A1 polymorphisms on the development of PCOS: evidence from a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- The interaction between endoplasmic reticulum stress and ferroptosis in ovarian diseases.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of exercise modes on cardiometabolic health in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review with pairwise and network meta-analyses.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic Accuracy of the Serum-free Androgen Index in Diagnosing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of African medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnosis and management of infertility in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): guidelines from the Italian Society of Human Reproduction (SIRU) and the Italian Centers for the Study and Conservation of Eggs and Sperm (CECOS Italy).Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2025Guideline
- Prevalence of depression among women with polycystic ovary syndrome in mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Correlation between anti-mullerian hormone with insulin resistance in polycystic ovarian syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of ovarian research · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of high-protein diets on the cardiometabolic factors and reproductive hormones of women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutrition & diabetes · 2024Pooled it
- Association between maternal polycystic ovarian syndrome undergoing assisted reproductive technology and pregnancy complications and neonatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of ovarian research · 2024Pooled it
- Hotspots and research trends of gut microbiome in polycystic ovary syndrome: a bibliometric analysis (2012-2023).Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Pooled it
- Association of FSHR and DENND1A polymorphisms with polycystic ovary syndrome: a meta-analysis.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2023Pooled it
- The effects of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics on polycystic ovarian syndrome: an overview of systematic reviews.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- The crucial role and mechanism of insulin resistance in metabolic disease.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- Metformin combined with spironolactone vs. metformin alone in polycystic ovary syndrome: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of two types of time-restricted eating on glycemic, lipid indices, and weight in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- Time-restricted eating for body weight management in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.Nature medicine · 2026Trial
- Exploring the therapeutic impact of Salvia officinalis on lipid and oxidative stress markers in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome - a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous and complex disorder that has both adverse reproductive and metabolic implications for affected women. However, there is generally poor understanding of its etiology. Varying expert-based diagnostic criteria utilize some combination of oligo-ovulation, hyperandrogenism, and the presence of polycystic ovaries. Criteria that require hyperandrogenism tend to identify a more severe reproductive and metabolic phenotype. The phenotype can vary by race and ethnicity, is difficult to define in the perimenarchal and perimenopausal period, and is exacerbated by obesity. The pathophysiology involves abnormal gonadotropin secretion from a reduced hypothalamic feedback response to circulating sex steroids, altered ovarian morphology and functional changes, and disordered insulin action in a variety of target tissues. PCOS clusters in families and both female and male relatives can show stigmata of the syndrome, including metabolic abnormalities. Genome-wide association studies have identified a number of candidate regions, although their role in contributing to PCOS is still largely unknown.
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