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Polycystic ovaries


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: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Polycystic Ovaries, Sclerocystic Ovarian Disease
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Polycystic ovaries are two to five times larger than normal ovaries, and they have a white, thick, tough outer covering. This condition is commonly called Stein-Leventhal syndrome, and usually develops shortly after puberty.
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Polycystic ovaries. Most, but not all, women with PCOS have multiple cysts on their ovaries.
Skin discoloration. Some women with PCOS have dark patches on their skin.
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Endometriosis.
Polycystic ovaries.
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Ectopic pregnancies.
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Noncancerous (benign) ovarian masses include abscesses or infections, fibroids, cysts, polycystic ovaries, endometriosis-related masses, ectopic pregnancies, and others.
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Stener-Victorin E, Lundeberg T, Waldenstrm U, et al.: Effects of electro-acupuncture on nerve growth factor and ovarian morphology in rats with experimentally induced polycystic ovaries. Biol Reprod 63 (5): 1497-503, 2000. [PUBMED Abstract] ...
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Indications: acute/chronic pelvic pain, menstrual abnormalities, infertility/sterility, pelvic mass, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, polycystic ovaries, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), congenital anomalies, lysis of adhesions, cytology sampling, ...
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The symptoms of PCOS are related to an excess of the hormone androgen. This hormone can cause male features such as facial hair and male-pattern baldness in women. Polycystic ovaries may be normal in size, or they may be enlarged, with smooth, ...
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One should exclude the possibility of an adrenal disorder or series of adrenal disorders, which may present similar symptoms, including the ultrasound evidence of polycystic ovaries, as patients with PCOS.
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