Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

A cohort of unselected women with polycystic ovary syndrome reported a health-related quality of life at midlife comparable to that of women with other chronic conditions, such as asthma, migraine, rheumatoid arthritis and depression, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Adolescents with obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome have an altered gut microbiome compared with girls without PCOS with a similar BMI and dietary habits, according to findings from a case-control study.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have an eating or sleeping disorder and report decreased sexual satisfaction than those without PCOS, according to a meta-analysis of studies published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Healio Primary Care looked back at 2019 and compiled a list of the most popular stories on women’s health, leading with CDC data that showed 16.2% of pregnant women reported using marijuana almost every day.

Apple recently announced that it will partner with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to create the first long-term study on a large scale focused on menstrual cycles and gynecologic conditions. The Apple Women’s Health Study, using the capabilities of the Apple Watch, will inform screening and risk assessment of women’s health conditions, such as polycystic ovary syndrome, infertility, osteoporosis, pregnancy and menopausal transition.

Women with hyperandrogenemia are at greater risk for metabolic syndrome, dysglycemia than women without hyperandrogenemia, and this heightened risk may be predicted by sex hormone-binding globulin levels, according to findings published in Obesity.

Middle-aged women with polycystic ovary syndrome exhibit only a moderately unfavorable cardiometabolic profile compared with age-matched controls, although they often present with an increased BMI and waist circumference, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

A presentation at the Cardiometabolic Heath Congress that discussed trends in diabetes care — particularly new continuous glucose monitoring devices and HbA1c alternatives — was the week’s top story in endocrinology.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome appear to have an increased risk for spirometric restriction, researchers reported at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

Approximately 1 in 4 Swedish women with severe obesity has polycystic ovary syndrome and more than 40% have metabolic syndrome, although women with and without PCOS had comparable body composition measurements and experienced similar weight loss during a dietary intervention, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.