Tag: PCOS
PCOS: what is this syndrome that Mel Charlot, new jury of Dancing with the Stars, suffers from?
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects more than a million women of childbearing age in France. A complex disorder whose main symptoms are recurrent acne, excessive hair growth and fertility problems.…
PCOS affects one in ten women
Approximately one in ten women is diagnosed with PCOS, or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, is seen by doctors primarily as a risk factor for developing other diseases. Although it is so…
PCOS: symptoms and diagnosis of polycystic ovaries
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS or Stein-Leventhal syndrome) is manifested by the presence of ovarian cysts. The dosage of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) as an alternative to ultrasound is now recommended in…
PCOS can also be passed on to boys
Up to ten percent of all women in Sweden can suffer from the hormonal disease PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome. Now new research shows that the syndrome can also be passed…
Jonna did not get pregnant – was diagnosed with PCOS after two years: “Losing the energy”
It was when Jonna Lindström Johannesson and her husband were trying to have a second child that she noticed the symptoms, including missing her period. But when she contacted the…