Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Historical Perspectives -- Are Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome at Risk for Cardiovascular Disease? -- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Long-Term Disease Risks -- Premature Pubarche, Insulin Resistance, and Adolescent Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- Morphological and Physiological Correlates of the Polycystic Ovary -- Ultrasound Examination of Polycystic and Multifollicular Ovaries -- Adrenal Androgen Excess in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- Neuroendocrine Dysfunction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- A Transgenic Mouse Model of Functional Ovarian Hyperstimulation: Implications for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- Prenatal Androgen Excess Programs for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Female Rhesus Monkeys -- Regulation of Metabolism and Reproduction Through the Insulin Receptor Substrate Protein Signaling System -- Molecular Mechanisms of Insulin Action in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- Glucose Intolerance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Role of the Beta Cell -- Oligogenic Syndromes Associated with Central Obesity and Insulin Resistance: Models for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Coronary Vascular Disease: The Evidence? -- Vascular Function in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- The Genetics of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Model for the Analysis of Complex Genetic Diseases -- Role of Genes Encoding Steroidogenic Enzymes in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- The Role of Obesity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- Dyslipidemia in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Etiology and Response to Treatment -- Environmental Factors in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Are There Plausible Cause-and-Effect Hypotheses? -- Lifestyle Factors and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome -- Treatment of Hyperandrogenism -- Ovulation Induction: Predictors of Ovarian Response and Clinical Outcomes -- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Diagnostic Criteria.

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