From the history of polycystic ovary syndrome

D. A. Kiryushkina

doi:10.17749/2313-7347.2019.13.3.261-264

From the history of polycystic ovary syndrome

D. A. Kiryushkina

https://doi.org/10.17749/2313-7347.2019.13.3.261-264

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Abstract

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.

Keywords

polycystic ovary syndrome, sclerocystic ovaries, ovarian wedge resection, bilateral electrocautery of the ovaries diathermy, Antonio Wallisneri, Kronid Fedorovich Slavyanskiy, Sergey Kuzmich Lesnoy, Irving Stein, Michael Leventhal

About the Author

D. A. Kiryushkina

Sechenov University
Russian Federation

Daria A. Kiryushkina – 6^th year student, Faculty of Pediatrics

62 St. Zemlyanoi Val, Moscow 109004

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Kiryushkina D.A. From the history of polycystic ovary syndrome. Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction. 2019;13(3):261-264. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17749/2313-7347.2019.13.3.261-264