Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Risk profiles for polycystic ovary syndrome and type 2 diabetes differ among younger Chinese, Filipina and South Asian women, according to an analysis of electronic health records, suggesting targeted screening efforts are likely needed.

The FDA cleared a diabetes management system that translates continuously monitored glucose data into on-demand insulin dose recommendations that are displayed on a smart pen-cap screen. It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

An analysis of polycystic ovary syndrome symptoms using a menstrual tracking app shows common traits of the disorder may be broader than Rotterdam criteria symptoms, according to data published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.

Genetic risk factors for polycystic ovary syndrome can act independently of ovarian function, causing cardiometabolic dysfunction and hyperandrogenism through biological pathways common to both men and women, according to a speaker.

Neuroendocrine, reproductive and metabolic dysfunctions associated with polycystic ovary syndrome are transmitted in mice exposed prenatally to anti-Müllerian hormone for at least three generations, new data show.

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Polycystic ovary syndrome is a lifelong endocrine, metabolic and reproductive disorder estimated to affect 5% to 15% of women in the United States, depending on how the condition is characterized.

According to findings from a pilot study, adults with type 2 diabetes who replaced their usual meals with nutritional shakes experienced a 47% reduction in post-meal peak glucose.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome and overweight or obesity who underwent fertility treatment had a higher clinical pregnancy rate when assigned metformin vs. similar women not taking the medication, according to a meta-analysis.

Women younger than 50 years with polycystic ovary syndrome were at elevated risk for CVD compared with younger women without it, according to a research letter published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.