Lubna Pal
Editor

2014

Current and Emerging Concepts

As the most common endocrinopathy of reproductive-age women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) remains a poorly understood and yet a liberally diagnosed condition. While the exact mechanisms that underlie the chronic course of ovulatory dysfunction and hyperandrogenemia of PCOS still remain elusive, the complexity of the pathophysiological underpinnings and the diversity of recognized clinical sequelae have only expanded since the original description of this condition by Drs. Stein and Leventhal in 1935.