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MeSH Heading: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Tree Number(s): C04.182.612.765; C12.050.351.500.056.630.580.765; C12.100.250.056.630.580.765; C19.391.630.580.765
Unique ID: D011085
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011085
Annotation: non-neoplastic
Scope Note: A complex disorder characterized by infertility, HIRSUTISM; OBESITY; and various menstrual disturbances such as OLIGOMENORRHEA; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION. Polycystic ovary syndrome is usually associated with bilateral enlarged ovaries studded with atretic follicles, not with cysts. The term, polycystic ovary, is misleading.
Entry Term(s): Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 1; Sclerocystic Ovarian Degeneration; Sclerocystic Ovaries; Sclerocystic Ovary Syndrome; Stein-Leventhal Syndrome
NLM Classification #: WP 320
See Also: Hyperandrogenism
Public MeSH Note: 85; was STEIN-LEVENTHAL SYNDROME 1963-84
Online Note: use POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME to search STEIN-LEVENTHAL SYNDROME 1966-84
History Note: 85; was STEIN-LEVENTHAL SYNDROME 1963-84
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

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cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

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immunology (IM)

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pathology (PA)

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prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

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secondary (SC)

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ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0017165
Scope Note: A complex disorder characterized by infertility, HIRSUTISM; OBESITY; and various menstrual disturbances such as OLIGOMENORRHEA; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION. Polycystic ovary syndrome is usually associated with bilateral enlarged ovaries studded with atretic follicles, not with cysts. The term, polycystic ovary, is misleading.
Terms: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Preferred Term
Term UI T032596
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Stein-Leventhal Syndrome
Term UI T032597
Date04/12/1984
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Sclerocystic Ovarian Degeneration
Term UI T492063
Date05/02/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Sclerocystic Ovary Syndrome
Term UI T481206
Date02/08/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Term UI T757364
Date09/08/2009
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 1
Term UI T811827
Date11/15/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID OMIM (2013)

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