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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Cysts > Ovarian Cysts > Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Neoplasms > Cysts > Ovarian Cysts > Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
... > Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Female Urogenital Diseases > Genital Diseases, Female > Adnexal Diseases > Ovarian Diseases > Ovarian Cysts > Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
... > Urogenital Diseases > Genital Diseases > Genital Diseases, Female > Adnexal Diseases > Ovarian Diseases > Ovarian Cysts > Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Endocrine System Diseases > Gonadal Disorders > Ovarian Diseases > Ovarian Cysts > Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Preferred term

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Ovarian Degeneration, Sclerocystic
  • Ovarian Syndrome, Polycystic
  • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 1
  • Sclerocystic Ovarian Degeneration
  • Sclerocystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Stein Leventhal Syndrome
  • Stein-Leventhal Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Stein-Leventhal

Note

  • non-neoplastic

Scope note

  • A complex disorder characterized by infertility, HIRSUTISM; OBESITY; and various menstrual disturbances such as OLIGOMENORRHEA; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION. Polycystic ovary syndrome is usually associated with bilateral enlarged ovaries studded with atretic follicles, not with cysts. The term, polycystic ovary, is misleading.

History note

  • 85; was STEIN-LEVENTHAL SYNDROME 1963-84

In other languages

  • munasarjojen monirakkulatauti

    Finnish

  • Leventhal
  • monirakkulamunasarjaoireyhtymä
  • monirakkulamunasarjasyndrooma
  • monirakkulamunasarjat
  • morbus polycysticus ovariorum
  • munasarjojen monirakkulaoireyhtymä
  • PCO
  • PCO-tauti
  • PCOS
  • pienirakkulaiset munasarjat
  • polykystinen munasarjaoireyhtymä
  • polykystinen munasarjasyndrooma
  • polykystiset munasarjat
  • polykystiset ovaariot
  • sklerocystiskt ovariesyndrom
  • sklerokystinen munasarja -oireyhtymä
  • sklerokystinen munasarja -syndrooma
  • Stein
  • Stein-Leventhal
  • Stein-Leventhalin oireyhtymä
  • Stein-Leventhalin syndrooma
  • Stein-Leventhals syndrom
  • syndroma ovarii sclerocystici
  • syndroma polycysticum ovariorum
  • syndroma Stein-Leventhal
  • Polycystiskt ovariesyndrom

    Swedish

  • PCOS
  • Sklerotiska äggstockar
  • Stein-Leventhals syndrom

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011085

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