Abnormal Preantral Folliculogenesis in Polycystic Ovaries Is Associated with Increased Granulosa Cell Division | Zendy

S Stubbs | Zendy; Jaroslav Stark | Zendy; Stephen M. Dilworth | Zendy; Stephen Franks | Zendy; Kate Hardy | Zendy

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Abnormal Preantral Folliculogenesis in Polycystic Ovaries Is Associated with Increased Granulosa Cell Division

Author(s) -

S Stubbs,

Jaroslav Stark,

Stephen M. Dilworth,

Stephen Franks,

Kate Hardy

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2007-0729

Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , folliculogenesis , context (archaeology) , endocrinology , medicine , ovary , granulosa cell , biology , endocrine system , abnormality , pathogenesis , insulin resistance , hormone , obesity , pregnancy , genetics , paleontology , lactation , psychiatry

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women, but its etiology remains obscure. Recent data suggest that an intrinsic abnormality of early follicle development in the ovary is key to the pathogenesis of PCOS. We have recently found that in PCOS the proportion of primordial follicles is decreased with a reciprocal increase in the proportion of primary follicles.

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