A study published in Nature earlier this year suggests that women with PCOS may be more prone to an increased curve in the ...

I first started growing facial hair when I was 12, about two years after I began menstruating. I was taken to Boston Children’s Hospital, where I was diagnosed with PCOS, or polycystic ovarian ...

The Canadian researchers also found obesity, dyslipidemia (abnormal levels of fat in your blood) and Type 2 diabetes to be two to three times more common for women with PCOS. And most importantly, ...

Which organ systems can PCOS affect in women? Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is a common hormone abnormality that affects around 1 in 10 women. The origins of PCOS aren't entirely clear but PCOS ...

"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 ...

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS, is estimated to affect five to six million women in the United States. Yet, it still remains a widely misdiagnosed and misunderstood ...

If you’ve noticed your jeans fit a little more snug lately, you might chalk it up as a normal part of aging. After all, according to the Mayo Clinic, women gain an average of 1.5 pounds per year in ...

As a teenager, Pamela Everland suffered from irregular and excessively heavy periods that lasted for six to eight weeks. At 19 years old, a gynecologist finally placed her on birth control to regulate ...