Menstrual pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a common experience for millions of women around the world. This pain can ...

PCOS affects 8%-18% of reproductive-aged women. On average, women visit three or more health professionals before a diagnosis is established. And, the World Health Organization estimates that up ...

Weight loss can be tricky, period. But those with PCOS may find themselves struggling to drop pounds even more than the average person. Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is a hormone disorder ...

Experts agree that supplements can help manage some PCOS symptoms, particularly those related to insulin resistance and inflammation. "Supplements like inositol can improve insulin sensitivity and ...

PCOS got its name from the bumps on the ovaries appearing like cysts on an ultrasound image. These are not cysts, but instead egg follicles that are, as Dunaif described them, “arrested in ...

Someone with PCOS is predisposed to gain weight and, as they do, their symptoms might worsen, said Dr. Anuja Dokras, director of the Penn Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Center at the University of ...