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Revision as of 16:18, 14 August 2017

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

In 1721, a description symptoms resembling PCOS was first published in Italy.

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.

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 ==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.<ref name="pmid20979996">{{cite journal |vauthors=Azziz R, Dumesic DA, Goodarzi MO |title=Polycystic ovary syndrome: an ancient disorder? |journal=Fertil. Steril. |volume=95 |issue=5 |pages=1544–8 |year=2011 |pmid=20979996 |pmc=3164771 |doi=10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.032 |url=}}</ref>
+In 1721, a description symptoms resembling PCOS was first published in Italy.
 ==Historical Perspective==