Gonadotropin Treatment of PCOS: Is There a Preferred Protocol of Treatment?

摘要

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a disease that affects approximately 4%-12% of the female population (Knochenhouser, 1998). It is thought to represent an adaptation allowing the survival of the individuals in conditions of reduced alimentary resources. Therefore our ancestors living in a hunting gathering community who had the PCOS genes had a competitive survival advantage over those who did not. It is a complex disease that requires the interaction of several genes (Dunaif, 2001). Its mode of inheritance is therefore multifactorial.