Impact of Polycystic Ovary, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity on Women Health

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. The Brain Phenotype in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Androgens, Anovulation, and Gender

   • Sarah L. Berga

   Pages 1-12

3. Adolescence: A High-Risk Period for PCOS Development?

   • Charles Sultan, Laura Gaspari, Samir Hamamah, Françoise Paris

   Pages 13-24

4. Toward Adolescent Prevention of Adult Anovulation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

   • Francis de Zegher, Lourdes Ibáñez

   Pages 25-31

5. Environmental Factors Responsible for Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

   • Andrzej Milewicz, Alina Urbanovych, Anna Brona

   Pages 33-42

6. Pathogenesis of PCOS: From Metabolic and Neuroendocrine Implications to the Choice of the Therapeutic Strategy

   • Alessia Prati, Andrea R. Genazzani, Alessandro D. Genazzani

   Pages 43-66

7. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Considerations About Therapeutic Strategies Choices from Fertile Life to Menopause

   • Alessandro D. Genazzani, Ambrosetti Fedora, Despini Giulia, Manzo Alba, Caroli Martina, Arnesano Melania et al.

   Pages 67-74

8. Impact of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, and Follicular Growth Arrest in Women Health

   • Claudio Villarroel, Soledad Henríquez, Paulina Kohen, Luigi Devoto

   Pages 75-91

9. Quality of Life and Sexual Health

   • Lara Tiranini, Giulia Stincardini, Alessandra Righi, Laura Cucinella, Manuela Piccinino, Roberta Rossini et al.

   Pages 93-103

10. Infertility Management in Lean Versus Obese PCOS

    • Duru Shah, Madhuri Patil

    Pages 105-127

11. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Fertility Treatment Options

    • Gesthimani Mintziori, Dimitrios G. Goulis, Basil C. Tarlatzis

    Pages 129-133

12. Management of PCOS Women Preparing Pregnancy

    • Xiangyan Ruan, Alfred O. Mueck

    Pages 135-147

13. Impact of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, and Obesity on Women’s Health

    • Giulia Palla, Maria Magdalena Montt Guevara, Andrea Giannini, Marta Caretto, Paolo Mannella, Tommaso Simoncini

    Pages 149-160

14. Pregnancy Outcome and Metabolic Syndrome

    • Serena Ottanelli, Serena Simeone, Caterina Serena, Marianna Pina Rambaldi, Sara Zullino, Federico Mecacci

    Pages 161-170

15. The Role of Insulin Resistance in Benign Breast Disease

    • Svetlana Vujovic, Miomira Ivovic, Milina Tancic Gajic, Ljiljana Marina, Zorana Arizanovic, Milena Brkic et al.

    Pages 171-178

16. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Inflammation

    • Peter Chedraui, Faustino R. Pérez-López

    Pages 179-189

17. Metabolic Changes at the Menopausal Transition

    • Marta Caretto, Andrea Giannini, Giulia Palla, Tommaso Simoncini

    Pages 191-204

18. Cardiovascular Impact of Metabolic Abnormalities

    • Sophia Tsiligiannis, John C. Stevenson

    Pages 205-215

19. How to Prevent, Diagnose, and Treat Gynecological Cancer in PCO Patients?

    • Catherine Galopin, Geraldine Brichant, Linda Tebache, Michelle Nisolle

    Pages 217-227

This volume comprehensively focuses on polycystic ovary, metabolic syndrome and obesity and their impact on women’s health, reproduction and quality of life from adolescence to old age.

PCOS is analyzed form the early origins - highlighting the importance of diagnosis, management and treatment starting from the high-risk period of adolescence - throughout infertility PCOS-related issues, pregnancy and menopause transition.  All aspects of this syndrome are covered also in relation with endocrine and metabolic features that affects women’s health.

This book is a very useful tool for gynecologists, endocrinologists, obstetricians, reproductive medicine and general practitioners and is an important resource for all physicians involved in  women’s health.

• Metabolic Syndrome
• Obesity
• Pregnancy
• Polycystic Ovary
• PCOs

• International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology, Pisa, Italy

  Andrea R. Genazzani

• Endocrinology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

  Lourdes Ibáñez

• Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, Wrocław Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland

  Andrzej Milewicz

• Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynaecworld, Mumbai, India

  Duru Shah

Andrea R. Genazzani
President, International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology


Lourdes Ibáñez
Endocrinology, Pediatric Research Institute, Sant Joan de Déu Children's Hospital, Barcelona, Spain



Andrzej Milewicz 

Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Isotope Therapy, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.


Duru Shah
Director, Department of Gynaecology, Gynaecworld - The Centre for Women's Health and Fertility; Founder President, The PCOS Society (India), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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