News tagged with pcos symptoms

Polycystic ovarian syndrome: New light on its causes and its effect on brothers

Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in daughters. ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Metabolic 'breathalyzer' reveals early signs of disease

The future of disease diagnosis may lie in a "breathalyzer"-like technology currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women's chin, abdomen are good indicators of excessive hair growth

Examining the chin and upper and lower abdomen is a reliable, minimally invasive way to screen for excessive hair growth in women, a key indicator of too much male hormone, researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A missing link from obesity to infertility found

Obese women have a well-known risk for infertility, but a new Johns Hopkins Children's Center study has unraveled what investigators there believe is the mechanism that accounts for the risk.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Consider Metabolic Complications With PCOS

(PhysOrg.com) -- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women of child-bearing age and is often discovered when women seek medical attention for reproductive difficulties or infertility. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 19, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fat behaves differently in patients with polycistic ovary syndrome

Fat tissue in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome produces an inadequate amount of the hormone that regulates how fats and glucose are processed, promoting increased insulin resistance and inflammation, glucose intolerance, ...

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created Feb 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Doctors miss major cause of infertility and obesity

Gail Donnelly's classmates nicknamed her "Knobby" because she was so skinny all her bones seemed to poke out from under her skin. But when Donnelly turned 27, that once knobby frame disappeared under mysteriously ballooning ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 02, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Acupuncture may hold promise for women with hormone disorder

Getting pregnant with her first child was difficult, but when Rebecca Killmeyer of Charlottesville, Va. experienced a miscarriage during her second pregnancy, she wasn't sure if she would ever have another baby. When she ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 03, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Inheritance of hormonal disorder marked by excessive insulin in daughters

Elevated levels of insulin could be an early sign that girls whose mothers suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome -- or PCOS -- may also be susceptible to the disease, according to gynecologists who have found evidence of ...

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created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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