Obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine guidelines

Menstruation disturbances, female gonadal disorders

Guidelines, reviews, statements, recommendations, standards

Abnormal uterine bleeding, menorrhagia

• Canada
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Gynaecological and obstetric management of women with inherited bleeding disorders [2005]
    • Guidelines for the Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding [2001]
• International
  • British Medical Journal
    • Second generation endometrial ablation techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding: network meta-analysis [2012]
  • Cochrane Library
    • Surgery versus medical therapy for heavy menstrual bleeding
    • Progestogens versus oestrogens and progestogens for irregular uterine bleeding associated with anovulation
    • Progesterone or progestogen-releasing intrauterine systems for heavy menstrual bleeding
    • Pre-operative endometrial thinning agents before endometrial destruction for heavy menstrual bleeding
    • Oral contraceptive pills for heavy menstrual bleeding
    • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding
    • Endometrial resection and ablation versus hysterectomy for heavy menstrual bleeding
    • Endometrial destruction techniques for heavy menstrual bleeding
    • Danazol for heavy menstrual bleeding
    • Cyclical progestogens for heavy menstrual bleeding
    • Antifibrinolytics for heavy menstrual bleeding
• Malaysia
  • Ministry of Health Malaysia
    • Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Menorrhagia [2004]
• Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
    • Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding [2007]
• United Kingdom
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • Hysterectomy, endometrial ablation and Mirena® for heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review of clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness analysis [2011]
  • Joint Royal Colleges Service Liaison Committee
    • Vaginal bleeding: gynaecological causes (including abortion) [2006]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Best practice in outpatient hysteroscopy. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists [2011]
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Services for the provision of intrauterine devices and the intrauterine system for contraception and the management of heavy menstrual bleeding [2008]
    • Heavy menstrual bleeding [2007]
    • Endometrial ablation service [2007]
    • Endometrial cryotherapy for menorrhagia [2006]
    • Photodynamic endometrial ablation [2004]
    • Menstrual bleeding - fluid-filled thermal balloon and microwave endometrial ablation [2004]
    • Impedance-controlled endometrial ablation for menstrual bleeding [2004]
    • IPG051 Free fluid thermal endometrial ablation [2004]
    • Microwave endometrial ablation [2003]
    • Balloon thermal endometrial ablation (using data from Cavaterm and Gynecare as specified by SERNIP) [2003]
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Glanzmann's syndrome and menorrhagia - query bank [2012]
    • Endometrial biopsy for perimenopausal bleeding - query bank [2012]
    • Endometrial ablation in older women - query bank [2012]
    • Endometrial ablation contra-indications - query bank [2012]
    • Best practice in outpatient hysteroscopy [2011]
    • Menstrual disorders and renal failure - query bank [2010]
    • Ultrasound investigation of menorrhagia - query bank [2009]
• United States of America
  • American College of Radiology
    • Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding [2010]
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine
    • Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
  • CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
    • Blood Disorders in Women
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    • Menorrhagia [2011]
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • Uterine Bleeding (Abnormal) Referral Guidelines [2009]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Evaluation and management of ovulatory heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) in primary care. University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program [2012]
    • Diagnosis of abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-aged women. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [2012]
    • Best evidence statement (BESt). Evaluation of heavy menstrual bleeding and menorrhagia in young menstruating females. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center [2011]
    • Expert Commentaries: Managing Numerous Outcomes: Experience from a Systematic Review of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Trials [2010]
    • ACR Appropriateness Criteria® abnormal vaginal bleeding [2010]
    • Endometrial ablation. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [2007]
  • Society of Gynecologic Surgeons
    • A systematic review comparing hysterectomy with less-invasive treatments for abnormal uterine bleeding [2012]
    • Systematic review highlights difficulty interpreting diverse clinical outcomes in abnormal uterine bleeding trials [2011]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Evaluation and Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Premenopausal Women [2012]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Hysterectomy, endometrial ablation, and levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system (Mirena) for treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding: cost effectiveness analysis [2011]
    • Hysterectomy, endometrial destruction, and levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system (Mirena) for heavy menstrual bleeding: systematic review and meta-analysis of data from individual patients [2010]
    • Treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding [2003]
  • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
    • Chinese Herbal Medicine for Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: A Meta-Analysis [2009]
  • Fertility and Sterility
    • Abnormal uterine bleeding: a review of patient-based outcome measures [2008]
  • Hematology
    • Bleeding Disorders in Premenopausal Women: (Another) Public Health Crisis for Hematology? [2006]
  • Human Reproduction
    • Can we achieve international agreement on terminologies and definitions used to describe abnormalities of menstrual bleeding? [2007]
  • Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
    • Progesterone receptor modulators in gynaecological practice [2010]
  • Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
    • Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: A Management Algorithm [2006]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Update on treatment of menstrual disorders [2003]
  • Menopause
    • Mechanisms of Normal and Abnormal Endometrial Bleeding [2011]
  • RadioGraphics
    • US of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding [2003]
  • Reproductive Sciences
    • Decidualized Human Endometrial Stromal Cells Mediate Hemostasis, Angiogenesis, and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding [2009]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Uterine fibroids
    • Gynecologic ultrasound
    • Endometriosis
  • Surgery - Free videos
    • Hysteroscopic endometrial ablation - Free videos

Amenorrhea

• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • HRT in premature menopause - query bank [2011]
    • HRT for premature ovarian failure - query bank [2011]
• United States of America
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine
    • Amenorrhea
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Amenorrhea: Evaluation and Treatment [2006]
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    • Leptin in humans: lessons from translational research [2009]
  • American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism
    • Leptin in human physiology and pathophysiology [2011]
  • Annals of Internal Medicine
    • Narrative Review: The Role of Leptin in Human Physiology: Emerging Clinical Applications [2010]
  • Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity
    • The biology of gonadotroph regulation [2009]
  • Endocrine Journal
    • GnRH pulsatility, the pituitary response and reproductive dysfunction [2009]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • The Effects of Opioids and Opioid Analogs on Animal and Human Endocrine Systems [2010]
  • Endocrine-Related Cancer
    • Recognizing menopause in women with amenorrhea induced by cytotoxic chemotherapy for endocrine-responsive early breast cancer [2012]
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
    • Non-syndromic congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: clinical presentation and genotype-phenotype relationships [2010]
  • Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
    • Leptin in Human Physiology and Therapeutics [2010]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • The hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary axis and type 1 diabetes mellitus: a mini review [2006]
    • Nutrition and reproduction in women [2006]
    • Premature ovarian failure [2005]
  • Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy
    • Effects of Citalopram on Serotonin and CRF Systems in the Midbrain of Primates with Differences in Stress Sensitivity [2011]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Update in Hyper- and Hypogonadotropic Amenorrhea [2011]
    • Cardiovascular Consequences of Ovarian Disruption: A Focus on Functional Hypothalamic Amenorrhea in Physically Active Women [2011]
  • Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease
    • Ovarian function in girls and women with GALT-deficiency galactosemia [2011]
  • Journal of Molecular Endocrinology
    • Genes involved in human premature ovarian failure [2010]
  • Maturitas
    • Premature menopause or early menopause: long-term health consequences [2009]
  • New England Journal of Medicine
    • Primary Ovarian Insufficiency [2009]
  • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
    • Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome [2007]
    • Premature ovarian failure [2006]
  • Reproduction
    • Premature ovarian failure [2010]
  • Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
    • Acute stress may induce ovulation in women [2010]
  • Yonsei Medical Journal
    • Leptin as a Modulator of Neuroendocrine Function in Humans [2012]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Turner syndrome
    • Puberty
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome
    • Hyperprolactinemia, galactorrhea
    • Hirsutism, acne, alopecia, adrenal gland diseases
    • Female infertility
    • Exercise-associated amenorrhea
    • Eating disorders
    • Anorexia nervosa
  • Surgery - Free videos
    • Hysteroscopic resection of intrauterine adhesions - Free videos

Dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain

• Canada
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Primary Dysmenorrhea Consensus Guideline [2005]
    • Consensus guidelines for the management of chronic pelvic pain - Part 2 [2005]
    • Consensus guidelines for the management of chronic pelvic pain - Part 1 [2005]
• Europe
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Gynaecological aspects of chronic pelvic pain. In: Guidelines on chronic pelvic pain. European Association of Urology [2012]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea
    • Surgical interruption of pelvic nerve pathways for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea
    • Spinal manipulation for dysmenorrhoea
    • Oral contraceptive pill for primary dysmenorrhoea
    • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for primary dysmenorrhoea
    • Interventions for treating chronic pelvic pain in women
    • Herbal and dietary therapies for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea
    • Exercise for dysmenorrhoea
    • Chinese herbal medicine for primary dysmenorrhoea
    • Behavioural interventions for primary and secondary dysmenorrhoea
    • Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea
• Mali
  • African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative medicines
    • Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used in Mali for Dysmenorrhea [2011]
• United Kingdom
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • The initial management of chronic pelvic pain. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists [2012]
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) for chronic pelvic pain [2007]
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • The initial management of chronic pelvic pain [2012]
    • Chronic Pelvic Pain, Initial Management [2012]
    • Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine for Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain [2012]
    • Dysmenorrhoea after endometrial ablation - query bank [2009]
• United States of America
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    • Effectiveness of Treatments for Noncyclic Chronic Pelvic Pain in Adult Women [2012]
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
    • Pelvic Pain Referral Guidelines [2009]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • An evidence based practice guideline for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program [2010]
    • Chronic pelvic pain. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [2004]
• WHO
  • WHO Reproductive Health Library
    • Interventions for treating chronic pelvic pain in women [2006]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women [2008]
    • Dysmenorrhea [2005]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Primary dysmenorrhoea - Evidence for complementary medicine [2006]
    • Dysmenorrhoea [2006]
  • BMC Public Health
    • WHO systematic review of prevalence of chronic pelvic pain: a neglected reproductive health morbidity [2006]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Factors predisposing women to chronic pelvic pain: systematic review [2006]
  • Journal of Medicine and Life
    • From interstitial cystitis to chronic pelvic pain [2010]
  • Journal of the American Board of Family Practice
    • Management of Pelvic Pain from Dysmenorrhea or Endometriosis [2004]
  • Physical Therapy
    • Psychological Factors in Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: Relevance and Application of the Fear-Avoidance Model of Pain [2011]
  • RadioGraphics
    • Pelvic Pain: Overlooked and Underdiagnosed Gynecologic Conditions [2005]
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology
    • Chronic proctalgia and chronic pelvic pain syndromes: New etiologic insights and treatment options [2011]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Uterine fibroids
    • Endometriosis

Exercise-associated amenorrhea

• United States of America
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
    • Medical Concerns in the Female Athlete [2008]
    • Intensive Training and Sports Specialization in Young Athletes [2000]
  • American Dietetic Association
    • Nutrition and Athletic Performance — Position of the American Dietetic Association, Dietitians of Canada and the American College of Sports Medicine [2009]
• Articles in journals
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
    • Athletic amenorrhea: energy deficit or psychogenic challenge? [2010]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Female athlete triad [2005]
  • Hormones
    • Menstrual function in sports [2011]
    • Exercise and the Stress System [2005]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • Physiological aspects and clinical sequelae of energy deficiency and hypoestrogenism in exercising women [2004]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Amenorrhea

Hyperprolactinemia, galactorrhea

• Canada
  • Alberta Health Services
    • Pituitary adenomas [2009]
• United Kingdom
  • National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
    • Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection [2003]
• United States of America
  • Endocrine Society
    • Diagnosis and treatment of hyperprolactinemia: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline [2011]
  • National Cancer Institute
    • Pituitary Tumor
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Diagnosis and treatment of hyperprolactinemia: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline [2011]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Diagnosis and Management of Galactorrhea [2004]
  • British Journal of Psychiatry
    • Antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinaemia in women: pathophysiology, severity and consequences: Selective literature review [2003]
  • Canadian Medical Association Journal
    • Diagnosis and management of hyperprolactinemia [2003]
  • Clinical Chemistry
    • In Hyperprolactinemia, Testing for Macroprolactin Is Essential [2003]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Advances in the Treatment of Prolactinomas [2006]
    • Development and Potential Clinical Uses of Human Prolactin Receptor Antagonists [2005]
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
    • What are the markers of aggressiveness in prolactinomas? Changes in cell biology, extracellular matrix components, angiogenesis and genetics [2007]
    • Quinagolide - a valuable treatment option for hyperprolactinaemia [2006]
  • Hong Kong Medical Journal
    • Macroprolactin - a cause of pseudohyperprolactinaemia [2003]
  • Hormone Research in Paediatrics
    • Prolactinoma in Children and Adolescents [2009]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Recurrence of Hyperprolactinemia after Withdrawal of Dopamine Agonists: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2009]
    • Long-Term Management of Prolactinomas [2007]
  • Journal of Endocrinology
    • New concepts in prolactin biology [2010]
    • Gene therapy of pituitary diseases [2005]
  • Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
    • Macroprolactinemia: a New Cause of Hyperprolactinemia [2003]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Pituitary disease in adults [2004]
  • Psychosomatics
    • Evidence for the Partial Dopamine-Receptor Agonist Aripiprazole as a First-Line Treatment of Psychosis in Patients With Iatrogenic or Tumorogenic Hyperprolactinemia [2009]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Amenorrhea

Polycystic ovary syndrome

• United Kingdom
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Long-term consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists [2007]
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Long-Term Consequences of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2007]
• United States of America
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [2009]
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Current Perspectives in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2003]
  • Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome: a dermatologic approach [2011]
  • Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia
    • Metabolic syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome... and vice versa [2009]
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome - An update [2012]
  • Clinical Medicine & Research
    • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management [2004]
  • Diabetes Care
    • Gut Hormones, Obesity, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Malignancy, and Lipodystrophy Syndromes [2007]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease: A Premature Association? [2003]
  • Endokrynologia Polska
    • Cardiopulmonary functional capacity and the role of exercise in improving maximal oxygen consumption in women with PCOS [2010]
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
    • Recent advances in cardiovascular aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome [2012]
  • Fertility and Sterility
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome: an ancient disorder? [2011]
  • Human Reproduction
    • Anxiety and depression in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2011]
    • The preconceptual contraception paradigm: obesity and infertility [2007]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • PCOS, coronary heart disease, stroke and the influence of obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2011]
    • Extra- and intra-ovarian factors in polycystic ovary syndrome: impact on oocyte maturation and embryo developmental competence [2011]
    • A meta-analysis of pregnancy outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2006]
  • Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
    • Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance in Endocrine Disease [2010]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Health Care-Related Economic Burden of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome during the Reproductive Life Span [2005]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome [2004]
  • Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders
    • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in the Pediatric Population [2010]
  • Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
    • Endometrium in women with polycystic ovary syndrome during the window of implantation [2011]
  • Steroids
    • Metabolic Dysfunction in PCOS: Relationship to Obstructive Sleep Apnea [2012]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome: treatment
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome: etiology, diagnosis
    • Hirsutism
    • Female infertility
    • Amenorrhea

Polycystic ovary syndrome: etiology, diagnosis

• United States of America
  • Lab Tests Online - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
    • PCOS
• Articles in journals
  • American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism
    • Hirsutism, virilism, polycystic ovarian disease, and the steroid-gonadotropin-feedback system: a career retrospective [2012]
  • Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia
    • A rational approach to the diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome during adolescence [2011]
  • Best Practice & Research: Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Obstructive sleep apnea and metabolic dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome [2010]
  • BMC Medicine
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome: a complex condition with psychological, reproductive and metabolic manifestations that impacts on health across the lifespan [2010]
  • Diabetologia
    • Impact of FTO genotypes on BMI and weight in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2012]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • The Molecular-Genetic Basis of Functional Hyperandrogenism and the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2005]
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
    • Proteomic biomarkers of type 2 diabetes mellitus risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2013]
  • Fertility and Sterility
    • Circulating inflammatory markers in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and metaanalysis [2011]
  • Human Reproduction
    • The role of three-dimensional ultrasonography in polycystic ovary syndrome [2006]
    • Genomic and post-genomic approaches to polycystic ovary syndrome--progress so far: Mini Review [2006]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 in PCOS: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2011]
    • Metabolic features of the reproductive phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome [2009]
    • Adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and a meta-analysis [2009]
    • Health-related quality of life measurement in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review [2008]
    • The origins and sequelae of abnormal neuroendocrine function in polycystic ovary syndrome [2006]
    • Genetics of polycystic ovary syndrome: searching for the way out of the labyrinth [2005]
    • Androgen excess fetal programming of female reproduction: a developmental aetiology for polycystic ovary syndrome? [2005]
  • Indian Journal of Medical Research
    • Molecular & genetic factors contributing to insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome [2010]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • Identifying Children at Risk for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2007]
    • Hyperandrogenism and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus [2007]
    • Fetal Programming of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Androgen Excess: Evidence from Experimental, Clinical, and Genetic Association Studies [2006]
    • Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: In Defense of the Rotterdam Criteria [2006]
    • Genetic Susceptibility for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome on Chromosome 19: Advances in the Genetic Dissection of Complex Reproductive Traits [2005]
  • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (JOGC)
    • Diagnostic Criteria for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Pitfalls and Controversies [2008]
  • Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome: A component of metabolic syndrome? [2007]
  • Mediators of Inflammation
    • Mediators of Inflammation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Relation to Adiposity [2010]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome and abnormal glucose tolerance [2007]
  • Reproduction
    • Anti-Mullerian hormone and polycystic ovary syndrome: a mountain too high? [2010]
    • Anti-Mullerian hormone: a new marker for ovarian function [2006]
  • Steroids
    • Neuroendocrine dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome [2012]
    • Inflammation in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Underpinning of insulin resistance and ovarian dysfunction [2012]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome: metformin, insulin sensitizers

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Long versus short course treatment with Metformin and Clomiphene Citrate for ovulation induction in women with PCOS
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Metformin Therapy For The Management Of Infertility in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2008]
• Articles in journals
  • Aging
    • Metformin in obesity, cancer and aging: addressing controversies [2012]
  • American Family Physician
    • Does Metformin Improve Clinical Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome? [2003]
  • British Medical Journal
    • Metformin in polycystic ovary syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis [2003]
  • Clinical Science
    • Cellular and molecular mechanisms of metformin: an overview [2012]
  • Endocrine Reviews
    • Evidence-Based and Potential Benefits of Metformin in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review [2008]
    • Insulin-Lowering Agents in the Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2003]
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
    • Metformin: an old medication of new fashion: evolving new molecular mechanisms and clinical implications in polycystic ovary syndrome [2010]
    • Insulin-sensitizing agents in polycystic ovary syndrome [2006]
  • Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
    • Is metformin indicated as primary ovulation induction agent in women with PCOS? A systematic review and meta-analysis [2012]
  • Human Reproduction
    • Metformin versus oral contraceptive pill in polycystic ovary syndrome: a Cochrane review [2007]
    • A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on metformin co-administration during gonadotrophin ovulation induction or IVF in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [2006]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • Low-dose flutamide-metformin therapy for hyperinsulinemic hyperandrogenism in non-obese adolescents and women [2006]
    • Insulin-sensitizing agents: use in pregnancy and as therapy in polycystic ovary syndrome [2005]
  • Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
    • Insulin resistance, insulin sensitization and inflammation in polycystic ovarian syndrome [2004]
  • Medical Journal of Australia
    • Metformin and serious adverse effects [2004]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome: treatment

Polycystic ovary syndrome: treatment

• Canada
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2010]
  • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
    • Ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome [2010]
• Europe
  • European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
    • Consensus on infertility treatment related to polycystic ovary syndrome -- The Thessaloniki ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored PCOS Consensus Workshop Group [2008]
• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Statins for women with polycystic ovary syndrome not actively trying to conceive
    • Recombinant FSH versus urinary gonadotrophins or recombinant FSH for ovulation induction in subfertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome
    • Pulsatile gonadotrophin releasing hormone for ovulation induction in subfertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome
    • Laparoscopic "drilling" by diathermy or laser for ovulation induction in anovulatory polycystic ovary syndrome
    • In vitro maturation in sub fertile women with polycystic ovarian syndrome undergoing assisted reproduction
    • Gonadotrophin therapy for ovulation induction in subfertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome
    • Clomiphene and anti-oestrogens for ovulation induction in PCOS
    • Acupuncture for polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Drug Treatments for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2009]
  • American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism
    • The physiological basis of complementary and alternative medicines for polycystic ovary syndrome [2011]
  • Human Reproduction
    • The association between the combined oral contraceptive pill and insulin resistance, dysglycemia and dyslipidemia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies [2011]
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome, oral contraceptives and metabolic issues: new perspectives and a unifying hypothesis [2007]
    • Recombinant FSH in alternative doses or versus urinary gonadotrophins for ovulation induction in subfertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review based on a Cochrane review [2003]
  • Human Reproduction Update
    • Exercise therapy in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review [2011]
    • Why does ovarian surgery in PCOS help? Insight into the endocrine implications of ovarian surgery for ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome [2007]
    • Combined oral contraceptives in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome [2005]
  • Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
    • A Modern Medical Quandary: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Oral Contraceptive Pills [2003]
  • Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences
    • Up-date Management of Non Responder to Clomiphene Citrate in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [2003]
  • Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
    • The management of infertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome [2003]
  • Steroids
    • Medical management of metabolic dysfunction in PCOS [2012]
  • Women's Health
    • Evidence-based management of infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome using surgery or assisted reproductive technology [2012]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome: metformin, insulin sensitizers
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome

Premenstrual syndrome

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for premenstrual syndrome
    • Progesterone for premenstrual syndrome
    • Oral contraceptives containing drospirenone for premenstrual syndrome
    • Chinese herbal medicine for premenstrual syndrome
• Articles in journals
  • American Family Physician
    • Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder [2011]
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Menstrual cycle-related exacerbation of disease [2010]
  • Clinical Psychology Review
    • Anxiety Sensitivity, the Menstrual Cycle, and Panic Disorder: A Putative Neuroendocrine and Psychological Interaction [2011]
  • Harvard Review of Psychiatry
    • Update on Research and Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder [2009]
  • Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
    • Management of premenstrual syndrome [2009]
  • Prague Medical Report
    • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder--review of actual findings about mental disorders related to menstrual cycle and possibilities of their therapy [2010]