News Medical

Study links low oxytocin levels to symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome

In a recent systematic review published in Current Issues in Molecular Biology, researchers from Portugal examined and discussed the role of oxytocin (OT) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), its ...
News Medical

Inherited DNA changes can cause hormone imbalance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Bottom line: Increased testosterone levels are a consistent hormonal abnormality in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This study identified specific DNA variants in the gene DENND1A, which ...
The Scientist

Why is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Now Called PMOS? For Better Care

For more than two decades, I have studied a condition that shapes the lives of about 10-13 percent of women. 1 This condition causes complex, wide-ranging symptoms such as irregular periods, excessive ...
Scientific American magazine

Polycystic ovary syndrome might affect men, too—and that could radically change our understanding of the condition

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has confounded doctors from the moment they gave the condition its name. In people with ovaries, PCOS has historically been defined by abnormally high levels of ...