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Stephen Franks

Professor of Endocrinology, Imperial College London
Verified email at imperial.ac.uk
Cited by 53878

Polycystic ovary syndrome

S Franks - New England Journal of Medicine, 1995 - Mass Medical Soc
Polycystic ovary syndrome — in its most typical form, the association of hyperandrogenism
and chronic anovulation — is one of the most common endocrine disorders. The clinical and …

Development of polycystic ovary syndrome: involvement of genetic and environmental factors

S Franks, MI McCarthy, K Hardy - International journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We have recently proposed that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has its origin in fetal life.
This hypothesis is based on data from animal models (rhesus monkey or sheep that have …

Diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome: in defense of the Rotterdam criteria

S Franks - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Context: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a very common endocrinopathy with a
heterogeneous presentation whose etiology is still uncertain. Not surprisingly, therefore, the …

Adult polycystic ovary syndrome begins in childhood

S Franks - Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2002 - Elsevier
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently presents during adolescence and is the
commonest cause of menstrual irregularity and hirsutism. The characteristic endocrine …

The management of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

CN Jayasena, S Franks - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2014 - nature.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women. The
syndrome is typified by its heterogeneous presentation, which includes hirsutism (a function …

[HTML][HTML] Consensus on women's health aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): the Amsterdam ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored 3rd PCOS Consensus Workshop …

…, CN Wijeyeratne, RJ Norman, A Dunaif, S Franks… - Fertility and sterility, 2012 - Elsevier
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in females, with
a high prevalence. The etiology of this heterogeneous condition remains obscure, and its …

Clay diagenesis in Wilcox sandstones of Southwest Texas; implications of smectite diagenesis on sandstone cementation

JR Boles, SG Franks - Journal of Sedimentary Research, 1979 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Sandstones and shales of the Wilcox Group (lower Eocene) in southwest Texas were examined
by X-ray powder diffraction, electron microprobe, and petrographically to interpret their …

Improvement in endocrine and ovarian function during dietary treatment of obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

…, F Short, V Anyaoku, MJ Reed, S Franks - Clinical …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
objective Obese women with poiycystic ovary syndrome have a greater frequency of menstrual
disturbance and of hirsutism than lean women with the syndrome. initial studies have …

The polycystic ovary syndrome: a position statement from the European Society of Endocrinology

…, HF Escobar-Morreale, S Franks… - European journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common ovarian disorder associated with
androgen excess in women, which justifies the growing interest of endocrinologists. Great …

Follicle dynamics and anovulation in polycystic ovary syndrome

S Franks, J Stark, K Hardy - Human reproduction update, 2008 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the commonest cause of anovulatory
infertility and menstrual cycle abnormalities, but the factors responsible for failure to select a …