Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects millions in the United States, but it also remains overwhelmingly misunderstood by both patients and medical professionals. Many people with PCOS are stuck ...

In women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), cortisol production rate is probably normal, although adrenal androgens can be overproduced in a subset of affected women. Cortisol metabolism ...

Diamanti-Kandarakis E and Panidis D (2007) Unravelling the phenotypic map of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a prospective study of 634 women with PCOS. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 67: 735–742 The ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder commonly diagnosed in women of childbearing age. While PCOS isn’t an outwardly apparent condition, it can wreak havoc on physical and emotional ...

Abbreviations: LDDST = low dose dexamethasone suppression test; LH = luteinizing hormone; PCOS = polycystic ovarian syndrome; UFC = urinary free cortisol. Clinical features initially attributed to ...

Medically reviewed by Cordelia Nwankwo, MD Ovulation test kits, used to track when getting pregnant is more likely, may not be as reliable if you have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This is because ...