Newly published research suggests that the sons of women with polycystic ovary syndrome are up to twice as likely to develop obesity as their peers. The study in Cell Reports Medicine used data from ...

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 ...

Insulin resistance has been found in adolescents with PCOS, however, health care providers are not always testing and monitoring for this early in a female’s life. This is the third installment of a 6 ...

Boston, MA--Among reproductive-age women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) as well as overweight and obesity are independently linked with asthma, new preliminary research from Australia suggests. The ...

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), ...

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PCOS increases the risk of infertility and can lead to the need for ovulatory induction. This is the fourth installment of a 6-part series on the lifelong journey of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal and metabolic conditions in people with ovaries of ...

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 Neurology®, ...

An estimated 5 million to 6 million American women have PCOS, which affects some 8% to 13% of women of childbearing age, statistics show. Many don’t even know they have the disorder until they ...