Anti-malarial drug may help treat polycystic ovary syndrome, study suggests
Herbal extract artemisinin, used in Chinese medicine, appears to stop excess testosterone production
May 2024
Can drugs such as Ozempic also treat addiction and dementia?
Studies show active ingredient semaglutide can reduce the risk of heart attack, improve fertility and help treat diabetes
February 2024
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome may have higher suicide risk, study says
Researchers find those with PCOS had 8.47-fold higher risk than similar women without the condition
November 2023
Two-thirds of UK women have bad work experiences due to periods, survey finds
Report calls for workplaces to do more after only one in 10 women say their organisation provides menstrual health support
October 2020
Irregular periods linked to increased risk of death before the age of 70, says BMJ
Study suggests women with long or irregular menstrual cycles face greater chance of premature death
December 2019
Daughters of women with PCOS face five times greater risk
Polycystic ovary syndrome is believed to affect about one in five women of reproductive age
March 2016
Mental health matters
My fertility problems made me feel like a failure
Sarah Fletcher
After two years of struggling to conceive and an ectopic pregnancy, I finally became pregnant. Women must not be made to feel that infertility is their fault
November 2008
Statins found to be effective against infertility condition
Cholesterol-lowering drugs prove their worth in the battle against polycystic ovary syndrome
August 2007
Infertility crisis looms in the west as obesity levels soar
· Couples seeking treatment may double in next decade · Problem could be eased if women lose weight
December 2005
Have I got ...
... Polycystic ovaries?
October 2004
Ask Emma
Natural health therapist Emma Mitchell answers your questions.
September 2003
Dear doctor
Dr Ann Robinson on ageing's greatest danger and what's really to blame for women's facial hair.
February 2002
Not such a posh disorder
Victoria Beckham and Jules Oliver both suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome, which affects one in five women in the UK. It is treatable but not curable, and, worst of all, it may make you infertile. By Sarah Hall.
January 2001
Dear doctor
Dr Ann Robinson
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