PCOS

2022 - 8 - 3

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Morbidity Risk Increased for Children Exposed to Maternal PCOS (Physician's Weekly)

TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk for childhood morbidity, ...

Increases were also seen in the risk for hospitalization for childhood metabolic, gastrointestinal, central nervous system, and otologic disorders (hazard ratios, 1.59, 1.72, 1.74, and 1.34, respectively). Little difference in the association of PCOS with hospitalization was seen among boys and girls (hazard ratios, 1.31 and 1.34, respectively). “We need to know if exercise, dietary changes, and medications can make a difference.” Maternal PCOS was associated with 1.32, 1.31, and 1.47 times the risk for any childhood hospitalization, infectious disease hospitalization, and allergy-related hospitalization compared with no exposure. Child hospitalization for infectious, allergic, malignant, and other diseases before 13 years of age were examined. Shu Qin Wei, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Montreal, and colleagues conducted a retrospective longitudinal cohort study involving 1,038,375 children in Quebec between 2006 and 2020. The researchers found that children exposed to PCOS and unexposed children were hospitalized at a rate of 68.9 and 45.3 per 1,000 person-years, respectively.

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Basics Of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (Independent Newspaper Nigeria)

In Nigeria, PCOS is fairly common occurring in approximately one in six infertile Nigerian women. Infertility, oligomenorrhoea, obesity, LH/FSH ratio > 2, ...

If you lose weight but your periods are still irregular, your healthcare provider can give you medicines to help you ovulate and improve your chances of getting pregnant. If you are overweight, losing weight can help make your periods regular and improve your chances of getting pregnant. But it works only in about half of the women who try it. — Yes. If you are overweight or obese, losing weight can improve many of your symptoms. Losing just 5 percent of your body weight can help a lot. It also lowers the risk of cancer. ●Progestin – This hormone can make your periods regular, but only if you take it every month. The most common treatment is to take birth control pills. Normally, about once a month, the ovaries are supposed to make a structure called a follicle. And ovulation doesn’t happen every month the way it is supposed to. People sometimes call polycystic ovary syndrome “PCOS.” It is very common – about 5 percent of all women have PCOS. Most women with PCOS are overweight or obese. Polycystic ovary syndrome, also known as Stein-Leventhal syndrome is a common endocrine disorder that can cause women to have irregular periods, get acne (oily skin and pimples), grow extra facial hair, or lose hair from their head.

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