RESISTÊNCIA INSULÍNICA NA SÍNDROME DE OVÁRIO POLICÍSTICO: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA DE LITERATURA

Introduction: This research addresses a topic of great relevance, highlighting a pathology to which many women are subjected, polycystic ovary syndrome, and it is important to mention that it is a metabolic disorder that affects this group of people, which favors the development of insulin resistance. Objective: to present the relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome and insulin resistance, characterizing both, for a better understanding of what has been attenuating. Method: the method applied to carry out this research is a systematic literature review, in which the author, through readings and studies based on articles, medical journals and other periodicals taken from the Scielo, CAPES, VHL and Google Scholar databases, with the application of descriptors for a better theoretical basis. Results: in view of the 7 (seven) articles used as references to support this, the results agreed with the inadequate cellular response to insulin, leading to a series of physiological changes and the development of other symptoms. Conclusion: it was concluded that polycystic ovary syndrome is a disease that requires treatment, despite not having a cure, it is necessary to adopt a series of care and mechanisms, such as professional monitoring in order to provide the best quality of life to women affected by PCOS.