This article was reviewed by Jessica Shepherd, MD. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), also called polycystic ovarian syndrome, is a condition that impacts women of reproductive age. It gets its name ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Polycystic ovary syndrome is a lifelong endocrine, metabolic and reproductive disorder estimated to affect 5% to ...

PCOS symptoms include irregular periods, excess hair growth or hair loss, acne, depression, and insulin resistance. Learn how to spot the signs and how to get diagnosed.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common hormonal disorders in the world, affecting about 1 in 10 women of reproductive age. Yet many are only diagnosed after years of struggling ...

An Endocrine Society task force has developed new guidelines for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The guidelines published online October 24 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology ...

A decade-old diagnostic threshold for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) should be revised, the authors of a new study argue. In a comparison of ovarian characteristics of women diagnosed with PCOS with ...

A woman may experience infertility for many reasons. One of the most common is a condition known as polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS. PCOS affects roughly 10 percent of women and, along with ...

Nearly every episode of "This Is Us" has fans reaching for tissues, but last night's season premiere was particularly sad for Kate Pearson (Chrissy Metz). After suffering a miscarriage at the end of ...

Hormones are a necessary evil. Part of the endocrine system, they're super-important—they're our body's chemical messengers that coordinate processes big and small, from your metabolism and fertility ...

Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman is a journalist living in the Midwest with her husband and two young children. Her work explores the intersection of mental health, wellness and parenting. She is the former ...