Are Stein-Leventhal syndrome and polycystic ovary syndrome related?

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  1. Stein-Leventhal syndrome was the original name for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) when it was discovered in the 1930s. This condition is a hormonal problem found in women. It is very common and can appear any time after you begin your menstrual cycles. It involves swollen ovaries with several cysts surrounding the outer rim of each ovary.

    Stein-Leventhal syndrome was the original name for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) when it was discovered in the 1930s. This condition is a hormonal problem found in women. It is very common and can appear any time after you begin your menstrual... More