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El síndrome del ovario poliquístico (SOP) es el trastorno endocrino más prevalente de las mujeres premenopáusicas. Las intensas investigaciones realizadas han contribuido a la expansión de los conocimientos científicos sobre esta misteriosa entidad clínica y han aclarado nuevos aspectos acerca de su complejidad, que han planteado nuevos dilemas a los expertos. En el contexto de una literatura médica que se expande sin cesar, es importante considerar cuidadosamente los datos que ésta aporta, con el fin de elaborar gradualmente un enfoque clínico objetivo hacia el síndrome. Uno de los principales temas sin resolver es su definición, que sigue siendo una diana móvil, a pesar de las 2 grandes reuniones internacionales sobre el SOP que se han celebrado en la última década. En este capítulo se realiza un esfuerzo para ofrecer una actualización de los temas polémicos sobre la prevalencia y la definición del SOP, así como una vision global del cuadro clínico de este síndrome polimorfo.
Palabras clave:
SOP
Prevalencia
Definición
Enfoque clínico
PCOS is the most prevalent endocrine disorder of premenopausal women.The intensified research has contributed to the expansion of scientific knowledge regarding this mysterious clinical entity and elucidated new aspects of its complexity posing new dilemmas to experts. In the context of constantly expanding literature, it is important to consider carefully the data that are provided by the medical literature in the field, in order to gradually create an evidence-based clinical approach to the syndrome. One of the main unsolved issues is the definition of the syndrome, which remains a moving target despite two major international conferences held on PCOS, during the last decade. In this chapter an effort is made to give an update of the controversial issues of the syndrome regarding the prevalence and the definition and also to overview the clinical picture of this multifaceted syndrome.
Key words:
PCOS
Prevalence
Definition
Clinical approach
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