From the history of polycystic ovary syndrome

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