polycystic

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pol·y·cys·tic

(pŏl′ē-sĭs′tĭk)

adj.

Having or containing many cysts: polycystic kidney disease.

polycystic

(ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk)

adj

(Medicine) med containing many cysts: a polycystic ovary.

Translations

pol·y·cys·tic

a. poliquístico-a, que está formado-a por varios quistes;

___ kidney disease → enfermedad ___ del riñón;

___ ovarian syndrome → síndrome ___ ovárico.

polycystic

adj poliquístico

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The US-based non-profit PCOS Challenge: National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association worked with US Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), David Perdue (R-GA), and five other leaders in the US Senate to introduce S.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Resolution Passes in US Senate

TEHRAN (FNA)- By creating and manipulating mini-kidney organoids that contain a realistic micro-anatomy, researchers can now track the early stages of polycystic kidney disease.

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New research conducted at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) has highlighted how simple lifestyle changes can help prevent or alleviate polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a major cause of female fertility problems.

WCMC-Q research addresses female fertility problems

He said: "More than 10 percent of the 750 women had pre-diabetes but 19 percent of the women with polycystic ovary syndrome had pre-diabetes.

New WCM-Q Research Offers Hope for Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

There is an enormous difference between women whose ovaries are or have been rather lazy, and women who have true polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Will having polycystic ovaries stop me getting pregnant? CONSULTANT obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Karen Morton, founder of Dr Morton's The Medical Helpine, says..

Polycystic ovary syndrome is Polycystic ovary syndrome can cause irregular periods which can affect fertility a whole person problem, with several metabolic (body chemistry) features which lead to the classical features of being overweight, having infrequent - if any - periods, and difficulty with carbohydrate metabolism.

Will having polycystic ovaries stop me getting pregnant?

Background and Objectives: Administration of exogenous androgens to immature female rats had been reported to produce polycystic ovaries.

EFFECT OF AQUEOUS GARLIC EXTRACT ON ANDROGEN INDUCED CHANGES IN OVARIES OF PREPUBERTAL FEMALE ALBINO RATS

5 If you have polycystic ovaries Women with polycystic ovaries, gestational diabetes or a newborn baby weighing over 10lb are also more likely to become diabetic.

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Objective: To evaluate the change in the levels of anti-Mullerian hormone, adiponectin, weight loss and fertility parameters in obese women with or without polycystic ovary syndrome, following 12 weeks of supervised aerobic exercise.

Effects of supervised aerobic training on the levels of anti-Mullerian hormone and adiposity measures in women with normo-ovulatory and polycystic ovary syndrome

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effects of metformin and clomiphene in combination with lifestyle adjustment on infertility in women with obese polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

Therapeutic effects of metformin and clomiphene in combination with lifestyle intervention on infertility in women with obese polycystic ovary syndrome

An article in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reveals a potential benefit of soy isoflavones for women with polycystic ovary syndrome--a disorder characterized by mildly elevated male hormones and insulin which is associated with weight gain, infertility, and a greater risk of diabetes and coronary heart disease.