At least 10% of women of childbearing ages have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), an endocrine disorder that has both ...

(Reuters Health) - Women with a common ovary problem should be screened for blood sugar and cholesterol problems, but a new survey of obstetricians and gynecologists found few were ordering those ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It’s one of the most common hormonal conditions affecting women in the U.S., affecting some 10% of women and girls of reproductive age. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a ...

In addition to obtaining a thorough medical and surgical history, elicit a completed menstrual history, including menarche and family history of PCOS. A history of hirsutism, acne, alopecia, menstrual ...

This new study from Serbia compared outcomes on oral glucose tolerance tests between women who are pregnant and those who have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Although both conditions are known to ...

Supplements of resveratrol may reverse the hyperandrogenemia and hyperinsulinemia associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a new study suggests. In a small randomized, double-blind trial, ...

At the heart of the various symptoms of this disease are abnormal hormone levels. And experts now believe PCOS may be partly determined by heredity (genetics) as well as environmental factors ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have polycystic ovary syndrome and treatments are helping only a little. My doctor says there has been recent progress in understanding what causes it, and that I should not give up ...

Causes: Women with PCOS have an excess of androgens (male hormones), their ovaries tend to be larger than average, and the ovaries' outer surface have an abnormally large number of small follicles ...