Sasha Ottey missed a couple of her monthly cycles. That was unusual. Tests were run and the ultrasound revealed that she had PCOS, known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Ottey, who was 28 at the time, ...

After nearly a century of disagreements over what, exactly, defines the condition, as well as a lack of research, PCOS is still poorly understood. The symptoms are so varied that any single drug would ...

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have expressed a heightened distrust in primary care physicians' (PCPs) — but not specialists' — opinions of their condition in a newly published survey.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects millions in the United States, but it also remains overwhelmingly misunderstood by ...

Scrolling through Instagram on her lunch break, Alexis King came across video of model and actress Lori Harvey talking about how long it took for doctors to finally diagnose her with what turned out ...

WHAT do endometriosis, premenstrual syndrome, perimenopause and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have in common? They are all hormonal conditions that affect millions, but are poorly understood and ...

PCOM is associated with non-insulin-dependent diabetes (23.8% prevalence vs 9.3% in non-PCOM), but not other chronic conditions or mortality.

Every morning, Jeni Gutke swallows 12 pills. In the evening, she takes 15 more, then another before bed. She also takes an injectable medication once weekly, and two other medications as needed. Gutke ...