PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- About one in 10 women of childbearing age faces polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS. While medication or lifestyle changes have been the standard treatments, there's an ...

Often misunderstood and misdiagnosed, PCOS can play havoc with your fertility. Here’s how to recognize the symptoms and take action to protect your reproductive health. Credit...Michelle Mildenberg ...

A common hormone disorder among women of reproductive age has been linked to an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events and pregnancy outcomes at the time of birth, according to a new study. A ...

When Alex Allan was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) aged 22 her GP told her the symptoms could only be managed and to come back when she wanted to have a baby. Thirty years on, she ...

Women with PCOS don’t actually have cysts on their ovaries but instead have too many follicles Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS as it’s better known, is one of the most common causes of ...

Alessandra Gambineri, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Department of Medicine and Surgery (DIMEC) at the University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, addressed the link between obesity and polycystic ...

Tessa Copp receives funding from the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Creating Sustainable Healthcare. She is on the Junior Researcher Committee for the Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference.

The female reproductive cycle is regulated by a balance of hormone exchanges between the brain's pituitary gland and the ovaries. The pituitary gland first releases follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), ...

Unwanted hair growth, mood swings, acne, weight gain or difficulty losing weight, and irregular or absent periods are all signs that someone is going through puberty. But for one in eight women ...

MINNEAPOLIS – People with polycystic ovary syndrome may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems in middle age, according to new research published in the January 31, 2024, online issue of ...

"I really have no reason. I'm not PMSing, everything's good, I don't have a reason to be feeling this low." Hirsutism, weight gain and irregular periods are tough enough to navigate individually, but ...