by Elana Gotkine Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk for suicide, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Tien-Wei Hsu, M.D., from E-DA Dachang Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and colleagues conducted a cohort study using data from the Taiwanese nationwide database from 1997 to...
Clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) from the International PCOS Network were published in October 2023 in Fertility and Sterility.[1] The diagnosis of PCOS is made on the basis of two of the following three criteria: (1) clinical and/or biochemical evidence of hyperandrogenism, (2) ovulatory dysfunction, and (3)...
