polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) impacts one in ten women in Ireland. You may have heard that polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has officially been renamed. This comes after a 14 year battle, and a global push to improve diagnosis and treatment of the condition. It will now be known as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). The […]

3 months ago

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects 10 percent of Irish women of reproductive age. Due to the absence of a regular menstrual cycle, some women suffering from PCOS may find it difficult to conceive naturally. We caught up with Sims IVF about five things we all should know about PCOS and fertility. 1. What is PCOS? […]

1 year ago

September is PCOS Awareness Month. This week on HerFamily, Fertility Consultant Dr Bart Kuczera from Beacon CARE Fertility answers the most common questions regarding PCOS. Victoria Beckham and Jools Oliver have openly discussed their experiences with PCOS. But what exactly is it and how does it affect fertility? And what are, as Kuczera describes, “the […]

4 years ago

Could these two conditions be connected? There is now research that indicates that mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome may be more likely to have children with autism. More than one in ten women suffer from the condition. The autism research centre at Cambridge University has found that women with PCOS have a 2.3 per cent […]

8 years ago

The new study’s findings offer “hope of a treatment”. New research has found that a hormonal imbalance before birth can eventually cause Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), according to the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research. The new research found that the syndrome may be triggered before birth by excess exposure in the womb […]

8 years ago

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9 years ago