Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome

      

                The article, “Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome and Impact on Health” by Guatam Allahbadia and Rubina Merchant describes Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) as a “multifactorial, heterogeneous, complex genetic, endocrine and metabolic disorder” (19); it also explains PCOS symptoms and causes and the overall effect that it has on a female.  They begin by describing the complexity of the disease and the possible effects that the disease could have on the body (obesity, male pattern hair growth, and low to no fertility) and then they demonstrate the effects using a series of graphs and charts.   The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that PCOS is much more than an endocrine disorder, that reorganization of that fact is invaluable in order to properly treat and manage the symptoms and effects.  This article is written for the medical community, it contains a great deal of medical terminology that not all audiences would understand.

              Gautam N. Allahbadia, Rubina Merchant, Polycystic ovary syndrome and impact on health, Middle East Fertility Society Journal. (2011).  JSTOR. Web. 9 February 2013