Evolutionary determinants of polycystic ovary syndrome: part 1 Uğur Ünlütürk, M.D., Efe Sezgin, Ph.D., Bulent Okan Yildiz, M.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 106, Issue 1, Pages 33-41 (July 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.05.010 Copyright © 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Evolutionary advantages and disadvantages of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). From an evolutionary perspective, although susceptibility genes for PCOS may have constituted protective factors for human beings during prehistoric times, these inheritances would have turned into genetic triggers for complex metabolic diseases through changing lifestyle conditions. Fertility and Sterility 2016 106, 33-41DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.05.010) Copyright © 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions