Polycystic ovaries characterize for the presence of 8 o more follicles in basal conditions (menstrual phase). These follicles are in a resting phase, that is, growth is stopped. This causes them to atrophy and turn into cysts, hence the name polycystic ovaries.
Read the full article on: What Is PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome? ( 90).
By Carmen Ochoa Marieta MD, PhD, MSc (gynecologist), Miguel Ángel Vincenti Bosco MD (gynecologist), Rebeca Reus BSc, MSc (embryologist), Zaira Salvador BSc, MSc (embryologist) and Sandra Fernández BA, MA (fertility counselor).
Last Update: 02/12/2019
