Polycystic ovary syndrome: insight into pathogenesis and a common association with insulin resistance
Thomas M Barber, George K Dimitriadis, Avgi Andreou and Stephen Franks
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.15-6-s72
Clin Med December 2015 Thomas M Barber
ADivision of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK, and Warwickshire Institute for the Study of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
Roles: associate professor and honorary consultant endocrinologist
George K Dimitriadis
BDivision of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK, and Warwickshire Institute for the Study of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
Roles: clinical research fellow
Avgi Andreou
CWarwickshire Institute for the Study of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
Roles: clinical research fellow
Stephen Franks
DInstitute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, London, UK
Roles: professor of reproductive endocrinology
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vol. 15 no. Suppl 6 s72-s76
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- Published online December 3, 2015.
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- Thomas M Barber, associate professor and honorary consultant endocrinologistA,
- George K Dimitriadis, clinical research fellowB,
- Avgi Andreou, clinical research fellowC and
- Stephen Franks, professor of reproductive endocrinologyD
- ADivision of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK, and Warwickshire Institute for the Study of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
- BDivision of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK, and Warwickshire Institute for the Study of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
- CWarwickshire Institute for the Study of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
- DInstitute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College, London, UK
- Address for correspondence: Dr TM Barber, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Clinical Sciences Research Laboratories, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK. Email: t.barber{at}warwick.ac.uk
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Polycystic ovary syndrome: insight into pathogenesis and a common association with insulin resistance
Thomas M Barber, George K Dimitriadis, Avgi Andreou, Stephen Franks
Clinical Medicine Dec 2015, 15 (Suppl 6) s72-s76; DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-6-s72
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- What is polycystic ovary syndrome?
- Insulin resistance in the pathogenesis of PCOS
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- Improvement of insulin resistance in the management of PCOS
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