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If you had to boil it down, what is polycystic ovarian disease?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Anovulation: Chronic anovulation in a premenopausal women typically manifests as multiple small ovarian follicular cysts - hence "poly"cystic ovarian disease. The ovaries are not the problem, the lack of pitutary gonadotropin cycle regulation, for whatever reason, is the cause.

Answered 7/20/2012

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Dr. Philip Ryan answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Hairy, infertile: Enlarged ovaries secondary to hyperinsulinemia. Insulin resistance, hirsuitism, frequent hyperlipidemia, infertility, increased risk for t2dm, ascvd.

Answered 11/23/2016

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