Commonly recognised cause of anovulatory infertility which is associated with multiple small ovarian cysts, high androgen levels and insulin resistance.
A condition in which the ovaries become enlarged and contain multiple cysts. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is linked to an inherited resistance to the effects of the hormone insulin, which regulates the blood sugar glucose. Insulin resistance causes the pancreas to produce more and more insulin, which, in turn, stimulates the ovaries to produce an excessive amount of testosterone and other male hormones.
A condition characterized by the failure of eggs to be released from the ovaries, resulting in the formation of multiple cysts, is known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).