by Monash University Presence of many small, fluid-filled sacs or cysts inside the ovaries in case of PCOS. Credit: http://www.scientificanimations.com/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 A recent review by a team of world leaders in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) research and care, led by Monash University, provides a summary of best practice evidence and advocates for greater funded...
by Wiley Credit: CC0 Public Domain Ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. In a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, women with PCOS were more likely than other women to also be diagnosed with migraine, hypertension, tendinitis, osteoarthritis, and endometriosis. Affected women were also using medications more often and reported their own...
A recent article published by researchers at the Institute of Genomics of the University of Tartu in the journal Human Reproduction described new links between polycystic ovary syndrome and genetics. Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder in women, characterised by irregular periods, high levels of androgen hormones and/or enlarged ovaries with many follicles containing...
by University of Birmingham Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time that the contraceptive pill can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by over a quarter in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The research findings also show that women with PCOS have twice the risk of developing...
by The Endocrine Society scientificanimations.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 The most common hormone disorder affecting women of reproductive age—polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)—cost an estimated $8 billion to diagnose and treat nationwide in 2020, according to a new economic analysis published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. PCOS is a common disorder characterized by irregular menstrual periods, disruption of normal...
In a recently published review article in Nature Reviews Endocrinology, two researchers at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at KI concludes where the field of research isepige regarding causes behind and development of, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and how epigenetic processes can contribute to the development of the syndrome. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects...
