Extraglandular Sources of Cortisol Production & Metabolism & Their Role in the Pathophysiology of PCOS The regulation of peripheral cortisol metabolism, particularly in the visceral fat tissues and ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome silently affects millions of women worldwide, yet remains persistently misunderstood within healthcare systems designed to identify and treat it. This complex hormonal ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that’s caused by an imbalance of reproductive hormones in people assigned female at birth. Inflammatory PCOS is often mistaken for a distinct ...

Some people experience PCOS symptoms after stopping hormonal birth control. The informal name for this is post-pill PCOS. These symptoms are typically temporary and resolve without medical ...

Lean PCOS is a type of PCOS that does not involve overweight or obesity. Because of differences in body composition in the types of PCOS, lean PCOS may need different treatment approaches. Polycystic ...

PCOS increases the risk of infertility and can lead to the need for ovulatory induction. This is the fourth installment of a 6-part series on the lifelong journey of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ...

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have lower levels of a gut microbe, which appears to raise the risk of pregnancy complications. Aixia Liu at Zhejiang University in China and her colleagues ...

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Medicine, University Alma Mater Studiorum, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. The authors have no relevant ...