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Medications Used To Treat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Under normal circumstances, follicles deep within the ovaries are stimulated to grow, mature, and rise to h surface of the ovary, where they burst and release an egg to the Fallopian tube, a process controlled by pituitary hormones.
The remnants of the burst follicle then begin to produce progesterone, which stimulates the lining of the uterus (endometrium) to...
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