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Women With PCOS May Have Higher Asthma Rates

Survey data from more than 8,000 women revealed a higher prevalence of asthma in women who had PCOS compared with women who did not have PCOS (15.2% versus 10.6%, P=0.004), and this relationship persisted even after adjustments for weight, Anju Joham, MBBS, of Monash University in Melbourne, and colleagues, reported at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society.

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Mayo Clinic: Effect of PCOS on Fertility Can Vary From one Woman to Another

The effect of polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, on fertility can vary quite a bit from one woman to another. In some women, the syndrome can make getting pregnant more difficult than usual. But that’s not always the case. When PCOS does have an impact on fertility, treatments can help.

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PCOS: An Infertility Issue That Is Little Understood

Sometimes medical syndromes are named long before they are fully understood. Take polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, which affects as many as 10 percent of women of childbearing age, often impairing their fertility. But not all of these women have polycystic ovaries, a fact that can result in misdiagnosis. As it turns out, cysts — sacs of fluid on the ovaries — are just one manifestation of a complex hormonal condition.Sometimes medical syndromes are named long before they are fully understood.Take polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, which affects as many as 10 percent of women of childbearing age, often impairing their fertility.But not all of these women have polycystic ovaries, a fact that can result in misdiagnosis. As it turns out, cysts — sacs of fluid on the ovaries — are just one manifestation of a complex hormonal condition.