Open AccessFrom the history of polycystic ovary syndrome
Author(s) -
D. A. Kiryushkina
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
akušerstvo, ginekologiâ i reprodukciâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2500-3194
pISSN - 2313-7347
DOI - 10.17749/2313-7347.2019.13.3.261-264
Subject(s) - polycystic ovary , medicine , hirsutism , anovulation , hyperandrogenism , gynecology , stein leventhal syndrome , infertility , wedge resection , acne , ovary , menstrual cycle , hormone , surgery , dermatology , pregnancy , resection , obesity , insulin resistance , genetics , biology
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a gynecological disease manifested in polycystic ovarian morphology, oligo/ anovulation, hyperandrogenism, hirsutism, alopecia, and acne. PCOS affects 5–10 % of women of reproductive age. The first histological description of polycystic ovaries was made by Antonio Vallisneri. Then, Kronid Fedorovich Slavyanskiy, for the first time, described the clinical picture of PCOS, and Sergey Kuzmich Lesnoy proposed ovary wedge resection for surgical treatment. Irving Stein and Michael Leventhal studied the PCOS symptom complex and provided the recommendations on its diagnosis and treatment to restore normal menstrual cycle and fertility in such patients.