Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Women at risk for low milk supply who received an etonogestrel implant as soon as 30 minutes after delivery reported similar breastfeeding success as women who received the contraceptive implant 6 weeks postpartum, researchers reported.

In the second part of an interview about nutrition for fertility, two experts discussed nutrition and other lifestyle considerations for women with polycystic ovary syndrome trying to conceive.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Judy Simon, MS, RDN, CD, CHES, FAND, about nutrition and other lifestyle considerations for women with polycystic ovary syndrome seeking to conceive.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome who initiated any weight-loss intervention saw improvements in some glycemic and hormonal measures as well as improved menstrual frequency, data from a meta-analysis show.

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.