A Case of Successful Treatment with Unilateral Oophorectomy in a Patient with Resistant Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
S PathmanathanIshara RanathungaN P SomasundaramPublished in: Case reports in endocrinology (2020)
The multifaceted medical treatment comprises the first-line therapy in PCOS. Surgery is considered as a second-line option in resistant PCOS following failure of initial therapeutic options. We report a case of resistant polycystic ovary syndrome with secondary subfertility and moderate-to-severe hirsutism who was successfully treated with unilateral oophorectomy with favorable results.
Keyphrases
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- insulin resistance
- replacement therapy
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- metabolic syndrome
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- type diabetes
- coronary artery bypass
- adipose tissue
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- coronary artery disease
- mesenchymal stem cells
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- smoking cessation
- surgical site infection
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