Reproduction Abstracts

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder, affecting 5–10% of women of reproductive age, and is the major cause of anovulatory infertility and hyperandrogenism. Aberrant secretion and or action of gonadotropins are implicated but, to date, we have only limited knowledge about the precise mechanisms that are involved. Recent genome wide association studies have discovered significant signals have emerged at loci close to the genes on chr...