Top 5 recent polycystic ovary syndrome news reports

Endocrine Today has compiled a list of the top five recent news reports regarding polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS.

Healio.com/Endocrinology readers were interested in research into the mechanisms and developmental origins of disease, the intersection of PCOS and functional hypothalamic amenorrhea, increasing pregnancy odds in PCOS, and more.

VIDEO: PCOS researchers home in on causes, mechanisms of disease

Andrea Dunaif, MD, professor of medicine and system chief for endocrinology, diabetes and bone disease at Mt. Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine in New York, discusses exciting advances in research into polycystic ovary syndrome, including mechanisms and developmental origins of disease. Watch.

PCOS, hypothalamic amenorrhea present confusing picture for diagnosis, treatment

Women and adolescent girls with coexisting PCOS and FHA often present with missed or infrequent menses — the hallmark of both conditions — with PCOS discovered. Read more.

Metformin plus liraglutide increases pregnancy rate in women with infertility, obesity, PCOS

Women with infertility who have obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome had more increases in pregnancy rate per embryo transfer and cumulative pregnancy rate with low-dose liraglutide as an add-on to metformin compared with those treated with metformin alone. Read more.

Risk for CVD nearly double in women with PCOS

Danish women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease or hypertension over 11 years vs. women without PCOS, with obesity, diabetes, infertility and previous use of contraception all associated with the increased risk. Read more.

Metformin use during pregnancy reduces complications in PCOS

Metformin use during pregnancy may decrease the combine risk for late miscarriage and preterm birth compared with placebo in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Read more.