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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
PCOS was first described in 1935 by American gynecologists Irving F. Stein, Sr. and Michael L. Leventhal, from whom its original name of Stein–Leventhal syndrome is taken. The earliest published description of PCOS was in 1721 in Italy. Cyst-related changes to the ovaries were described in 1844. | |||
==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*In 1721, a description symptoms resembling PCOS was first published in Italy | |||
*In 1844, cyst-related changes to the ovaries were first described. | |||
*In 1935, Irving F. Stein, Sr. and Michael L. Leventhal, American gynecologists, described PCOS for the first time. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
PCOS was first described in 1935 by American gynecologists Irving F. Stein, Sr. and Michael L. Leventhal, from whom its original name of Stein–Leventhal syndrome is taken. The earliest published description of PCOS was in 1721 in Italy. Cyst-related changes to the ovaries were described in 1844.
Historical Perspective
- In 1721, a description symptoms resembling PCOS was first published in Italy
- In 1844, cyst-related changes to the ovaries were first described.
- In 1935, Irving F. Stein, Sr. and Michael L. Leventhal, American gynecologists, described PCOS for the first time.