Abstract

Stein-Leventhal syndrome regarded as the most widespread endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age, yet debate over suitable diagnostic criterion and frame limitations with sampling method.

The aim of this study was to check prevalence of this gynecologic disorder between women in different parts of the globe.

There was variation in the prevalence of this dangerous disorder among the participants, attributed to genetic diversity and their exposure to biochemical risk factors.

Extensive studies must be conducted about this real health problem to keep human resources and to meet young and strong community.

Keywords: Stein-Leventhal Syndrome; Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome; Women Infertility       

References

1. David A Ehrmann. “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome”. New England Journal of Medicine 352.11 (2005): 1223-1236. 
2. Goodarzi M., et al. “Polycystic ovary syndrome: etiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis”. Nature Reviews Endocrinology 7 (2011): 219-231. 
3. Stephen Franks. “Adult polycystic ovary syndrome begins in childhood”. Best Practice and Research Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 16.2 (2002): 263-272.
4. Stephen Franks. “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome”. New England Journal of Medicine 333 (1995): 853-861. 
5. Maha Al Khaduri., et al. “Hospital-based prevalence of polycystic ovarian syndrome among Omani women”. Middle East Fertility Society Journal 19.2 (2014): 135-138.
6. Ram Nidhi., et al. “Prevalence of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in Indian Adolescents”. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 24 (2011): 223-227.
7. Azziz R., et al. “Polycystic ovary syndrome: An ancient disorder?” Fertility and Sterility 95.5 (2011): 1544-1548.
8. Rong Li., et al. “Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in women in China: a large community based study”. Human Reproduction 28.9 (2013): 2562-2569.
9. Melissa D Kahsar-Miller., et al. “Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in first-degree relatives of patients with PCOS”. Fertility and Sterility 75.1 (2001).
10. Tehrani FR., et al. “The prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in a community sample of Iranian population: Iranian PCOS prevalence study”. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 9 (2011): 39. 
11. Carlos Moran., et al. “Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Related Disorders in Mexican Women”. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation 69 (2010): 274-280.
12. Boyle JA., et al. “Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in a sample of Indigenous Women in Darwin, Australia”. The Medical Journal of Australia 196.1 (2011): 62-66.
13. Byun EK., et al. “The Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in College Students from Seoul”. Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology 20.2 (2005): 120-126.
14. Okoroh EM., et al. “Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome among the privately insured, United States, 2003-2008”. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 207 (2012): 299.e1-7.
15. Esther AM Kuijper., et al. “Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women from Opposite-Sex Twin Pairs”. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 94.6 (2009): 1987-1990.
16. Peserico A., et al. “Prevalence of polycystic ovaries in women with acne”. Archives of Dermatological Research 281 (1989): 502-503. 
17. Ester Cela., et al. “Prevalence of polycystic ovaries in women with androgenic alopecia”. European Journal of Endocrinology 149.5 (2003): 439-442. 
18. Kousta DM., et al. “The prevalence of polycystic ovaries in women with infertility”. Human Reproduction 14.11 (1999): 2720-2723.
19. Ahmad Sameer Sanad. “Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome among Fertile and Infertile Women in Minia Governorate, Egypt, Egypt”. Journal of Fertility and Sterility 17.1 (2013): 20-24.