January 2012

Is PCOS an inflammatory process?

While the etiology of PCOS remains a mystery, the evidence in support of the presence of chronic lowgrade inflammation in women with this syndrome is emerging.
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Antoni J. Duleba, M.D. and Anuja Dokras, M.D., Ph.D.

Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 7-12

Abstract

Pro—PCOS is associated with low-grade systemic inflammation as evidenced by elevation of multiple markers of inflammation such as C-reactive protein, interleukin-18, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and white blood cell count as well as endothelial dysfunction and increased oxidative stress. Con—Current studies examining the evidence for low grade inflammation in PCOS are small, heterogeneous for the diagnosis, confounded by degree of adiposity and do not consistently demonstrate a clinically relevant increase in the above mentioned biomarkers.

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