Mini Review: Update on Polycystic Ovarian syndrome

Abstract

Polycystic ovarian Syndrome is one of the most common disorders among the women of reproductive age. Women suffering from PCOS present with menstrual disturbances and excess of androgens which may affect their reproductive life and quality of life at the same time. women with PCOS may be at increased risk of having multiple morbidities, which include obesity, type II Diabetes mellitus, cancer, cardiovascular disease, infertility and psychological disorders. The pathogenesis of PCOS still remains unclear. More and more supplementary studies needed to make a correlation between several factors that might play an active role in the pathogenesis of PCOS.