Often, women don’t realise that signs like dark velvety patches in skin folds that happens in neck, armpits, groin are early warnings. These point to insulin resistance, a hallmark of PCOS, and ...

There’s no specific test that can tell you if you have PCOS. The Rotterdam criteria, a set of guidelines used to identify PCOS, is currently the most widely used and accepted tool that doctors use to ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome was first identified some 90 years ago, yet there are no FDA-approved drugs to treat the complex hormonal condition.

First-degree relatives of women with PCOS showed significantly higher rates of metabolic disorders, revealing a familial ...

A study reports higher prevalence of eating disorders among people with polycystic ovary syndrome, regardless of their body mass index.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was linked with lower cognitive test scores in middle age, a cohort study suggested. After 30 years of follow-up, women who were diagnosed as having PCOS in young ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex hormonal condition affecting an estimated eight to 20 percent of women of reproductive age worldwide.

Polycystic ovary syndrome “was diagnosed to unusual criteria, e.g. androgens above the 75th centile of the reference range,” said Arlt, head of Imperial College London’s Institute of ...

Some people experience PCOS symptoms after stopping hormonal birth control. The informal name for this is post-pill PCOS. These symptoms are typically temporary and resolve without medical ...