Polycystic Ovary Syndrome News

Women with vs. without polycystic ovary syndrome have a higher risk for emotional and uncontrolled eating behaviors at midlife, with contrasts observed among different phenotypes, according to findings published in Fertility and Sterility.

DENVER — Reproductive-age women with polycystic ovary syndrome that presents as a “string of pearls” follicular formation may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared with women with other PCOS phenotypes, according to a speaker.

DENVER — For women with polycystic ovary syndrome and overweight or obesity, neither oral contraceptive pills nor metformin altered the characteristic markers of metabolic syndrome, either alone or in combination, researchers reported.

DENVER — The top-viewed TikTok videos about polycystic ovary syndrome often contain unreliable or misleading medical information, with fewer than 4% of videos created by physicians or other medical professionals, data show.

DENVER — A prediction model that integrates machine learning-derived measures of ovarian volume, anti-Müllerian hormone levels and other clinically-derived diagnostic endpoints accurately predicted polycystic ovary syndrome.

After years of advocacy and research, clinicians increasingly recognize the physical symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome. Yet, many women with PCOS have a range of serious psychosocial comorbidities that often go unaddressed.

Historically, much of the medical conversation around polycystic ovary syndrome, which affects 5% to 20% of women worldwide, has centered on fertility, but the condition extends far beyond reproductive health.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have a higher likelihood of experiencing infertility and subfertility, which can harm mental health and trigger stress, but not everyone with this disorder will require assisted reproduction to conceive.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have any form of disordered eating, particularly bulimia or binge eating disorder, suggesting a weight-neutral treatment plan could be beneficial, data show.