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OBGYN.net PCOS Pavilion Articles

Clomiphene, Metformin, or Both for Infertility in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - R. S. Legro, M.D., H. X. Barnhart, Ph.D., W. D. Schlaff, M.D., B. R. Carr, M.D., M. P. Diamond, M.D., S. A. Carson, M.D., M. P. Steinkampf, M.D., C. Coutifaris, M.D., Ph.D., P. G. McGovern, M.D., N. A. Cataldo, M.D., G. G. Gosman, M.D., J. E. Nestler, M.D., L. C. Giudice, M.D., Ph.D., P. C. Leppert, M.D., Ph.D., E.R. Myers, M.D., M.P.H., for the Cooperative Multicenter Reproductive Medicine Network
Reprinted with special permission
The New England Journal of Medicine is owned, published, and copyrighted © 2007
Massachusetts Medical Society. All rights reserved

The Diabetes Manual Trial Protocol – A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of A Self-Management Intervention For Type 2 Diabetes [ISRCTN06315411] - J. Sturt, H. Hearnshaw, A. Farmer, J. Dale & S. Eldridge

The Management of Infertility Associated With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - R. Homburg

Metformin Reduces Abortion in Pregnant Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Khattab S, Mohsen IA, Foutouh IA, Ramadan A, Moaz M, Al-Inany H.

Abnormal Glucose Tolerance and Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Amongst the Taiwanese Population: Not Correlated with Insulin Receptor Substrate-1 Gly972Arg/Ala513Pro Polymorphism - Ta-Chin Lin, Jui-Mei Yen, Kum-Bing Gong, Tsung-Cheng Kuo, Dong-Chi Ku, Shu-Fen Liang & Ming-Jiuan Wu

Subcutaneously Administered Menopur(R), A New Highly Purified Human Menopausal Gonadotropin, Causes Significantly Fewer Injection Site Reactions than Repronex(R) in Subjects Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization - W. R. Keye1, B. Webster, R. Dickey, S. Somkuti, J. Crain & M. J. Scobey

Low-dose Aspirin Does Not Improve Ovarian Stimulation, Endometrial Response, or Pregnancy Rates for In Vitro Fertilization - B. S. Hurst , J. T. Bhojwani , P. B. Marshburn , M. A. Papadakis , T. A. Loeb & M. L Matthews 

Effect of Electro-acupuncture on Ovarian Expression of α (1)- and β (2)-adrenoceptors, and p75 Neurotrophin Receptors in Rats with Steroid-induced Polycystic Ovaries - L. Manni, T. Lundeberg, A. Holmäng, L. Aloe, & E. Stener-Victorin

Prevalence of Ultrasonography Proved Polycystic Ovaries in North Indian Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - A. H. Zargar, V. K. Gupta, A. I. Wani, S. R. Masoodi, M. I. Bashir, B. A. Laway, M. A. Ganie & M. Salahuddin 

Study Finds Possible Mechanism for Link Between Sleep Disturbances and Metabolic Syndrome

Hormone Levels and PCOS - Evelina Weidman Sterling
Have you had your hormone levels  checked, but not sure exactly what it all  means? This article will give you some information about which hormones are normally tested, what the hormones actually do, what the "normal" levels should be, and how this all relates to PCOS.

New Studies Examine Treatments, Causes and Risks for Women with PCOS
From the Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada - June 2000. Dr. Walter Futterweit,  and Dr. Yaron Tomer, endocrinologists at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, presented a study that found an association between a marker near the insulin receptor gene and PCOS.

Clomiphene Resistant PCOS: Treatment Options - Stephen Sawin, MD, FACOG

What is polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)? - Daniel E. Stein, MD
"Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal diseases affecting reproductive-aged women."
Reprinted with permission from the American Infertility Association

Helping your Teen: PCOS from a Parent's Perspective - Molly Shulman

A guide to Women's Health on the Internet
Part 2. Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine - Hans van der Slikke, MD
Published in: He@lth Information on the Internet, February 2001; Issue 19:p.4-6
He@lth Information on the Internet can be found at http://www.hioti.org Copyright: Royal Society of Medicine Press

If You Have Pelvic Pain Edited excerpts from our book A Gynecologist's Second Opinion - William H. Parker, MD 

Role of Maternal Human Placental Lactogen (HPL), Estriol (E3) and Ultrasonography in Monitoring High Risk Pregnancy and Its Outcome - A.H. El-Tagy, A. A. Raouf*, M. Nabil El Tabbakh  and Samir Fouad abdel Aziz, MD

PCOS and Diet - Martha McKittrick, Certified Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator

"PCOS: The Hidden Epidemic"- A Book Review
A review from a variety of sources for  Dr. Samuel Thatcher's book PCOS: The Hidden Epidemic

Pat Johnston, Publisher of Perspectives Press: The Infertility and Adoption Publisher gives A Preview of the book PCOS: The Hidden Epidemic written by  Samuel S. Thatcher, M.D.

Stephen Sawin, MD, FACOG

Clomiphene Resistant PCOS: Treatment Options
Laparoscopic Ovarian Cautery (Drilling): A surgical approach to assist ovulation

Obesity and Reproductive Disorders: The Role of Practical Lifestyle Changes - Robert J. Norman, MD
Reprinted with permission from The Female Patient

Fertility Promoting Surgery - C.Y. Liu, MD Reprinted with permission of The Chattanooga Women's Laser Center

What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)? Read the fact sheet from The Center For Applied Reproductive Science - Samuel S. Thatcher, MD

Walter Futterweit, MD, FACP, FACE

Insulin Receptor Gene is a major Focus of Research in PCOS, and a marker for PCOS has been located on the Gene
What Are The Best Treatment Options Suited For You? - Some guidelines to the treatment of PCOS
A Patient's Guide to PCOS
A Patient’s Guide: Management of Hair Loss in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) - A Patient's Fact Sheet - Alan B. Copperman, MD

What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)? Reproductive Associates of Delaware Fact Sheet

Helping your Teen: PCOS from a Parent's Perspective - Molly Shulman

How To Appraise Clinical Trials On The Internet - A Layman's Guide - Professor William L. Ledger, MD

Fertiloscopy In The Management Of Female Infertility - Alessandro Casa, M.D. Ospedale "San Pietro " Rome, Italy

Mount Sinai Medical Center's Women's Health Services Department of OB/GYN Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Treatment Glossary of Diagnostic and Treatment terms

Articles - Ron Feinberg, MD PhD, of the Reproductive Associates of Delaware, Wilmington, DE and Yale Univ. School of Med., Dept of Ob/Gyn, New Haven, CT.

Insulin-Sensitizing Agents (ISAs) & PCOS: Before you ask for a prescription
An Introduction to Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Syndrome O, Fertility & Miscarriage
Fertility Care and Severe Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): New Lessons From Our Patients Ronald F. Feinberg, MD, PhD, Barbara A. McGuirk, MD, Joy Biancosino, RN
Delaware Doctor Offers Revolutionary Approach To Common Women's Health & Fertility Problem - Benjamin Franklin's words "God helps those who help themselves" were echoed as a motivational battle cry by Medical Chair Ron Feinberg, MD  in a June 8, 2001 keynote address at the international conference of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Association
For more information, contact syndromeo@aol.com

Ronald F. Feinberg MD, PhD and Lesa Childers, B.S.

Getting Pregnant When Syndrome O Is Getting In Your Way, Part I
Getting Pregnant When Syndrome O Is Getting In Your Way, Part II

Ask The Expert - Dr. Feinberg answers questions from those trying to conceive

Insulin Sensitizing Agents (ISA)
Treatments
PCOS and Fertility
Insulin Sensitizing Agents - more on this topic
Periods and Ovulation

Articles from Mark Perloe and Scott Sills from the Atlanta Reproductive Health Centre 

Mark Perloe, MD

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome...Treatment with Insulin Lowering Medications
Are Your Periods Normal? 
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Treatment with Insulin Lowering Medications
Determining Ovarian Reserve: A Review of the Tools, Tests, and Techniques

E. Scott Sills, MD

Metformin in Women With Polycystic Ovary Disease  - Presentation at ASRM/CFAS, Toronto, 1999

Mark Perloe and Scott Sills

Eight is Enough: Balancing the Risks of Advanced Fertility Treatment
Diagnostic and treatment characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome: descriptive measurements of patient perception and awareness from 657 confidential self-reports
E. Scott Sills, MD¹, Mark Perloe, MD¹, Michael J. Tucker, PhD, FIBiol¹, Carolyn R Kaplan¹, Marc Georges Genton² and Glenn L Schattman^3
1Georgia Reproductive Specialists LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
²Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
³Center For Reproductive Medicine & Infertility, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, The New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA

(These articles are copyrighted to Atlanta Reproductive Health Centre and are reproduced with permission)

Relaxation and Music Significantly Reduce Patients' Postoperative Pain

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