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* Kristina Derrick, MD, ScM—named Rookie of the Year at the 2026 Masters of Pediatric Dermatology (MOPD) meeting—brings a dual-disciplinary perspective that reframes acne not simply as a cutaneous disorder, but as a reflection of pubertal physiology, metabolic health, and androgen signaling...

In this webinar, Dr. Licy Yanes Cardozo presents the heightened cardiovascular risks in women with PCOS, the mechanisms underlying these risks, current treatments available, potential new therapies, and the existing knowledge gaps in women's health research. Summary Complications of...

Dr. Dunaif * For the first time, we have shown how specific inherited DNA variants in PCOS change gene activity and increase testosterone production. That moves us from statistical association to biological mechanism. Research could pave way for new therapies to treat polycystic ovary...

* Dr. Dunaif was a featured speaker at this CDC meeting. “We hope that the CDC initiative will finally lead to accurate testosterone measurements by clinical laboratories almost 20 years after the Endocrine Society position statement. It is exceptionally disappointing that major clinical...

Keynote lecture on: Deconstructing a Syndrome – Genomic Insights into PCOS Causal Mechanisms and Classification Speaker: Andrea Dunaif, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA

* A standardized ED method is recommended to effectively separate FT from the serum matrix. * With the rapid development of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), the ED separation combined with LC-MS/MS has become the “gold standard” for quantifying FT [4]. * Serum FT...

Dr. Roger Lobo true vet here! In this episode of the You Are Not Broken podcast, Dr. Kelly Casperson and Dr. Roger Lobo discuss the use of hormone therapy for primary prevention in women. They address the controversy surrounding hormone therapy and the lack of consensus among healthcare...

ATLANTA, July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a pivotal moment for improving the diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), an important PCOS Stakeholder Meeting is being held to address the urgent need for better diagnostic accuracy and health outcomes. This meeting, organized by...

Dr. Kathleen Hoeger discusses PCOS, a challenging condition with both reproductive and metabolic components. Diagnosis involves evaluating menstrual cycling, androgenic symptoms, and the appearance of the ovaries on ultrasound. Treatment varies depending on the individual’s needs and may include...

Dr. John C Stevenson

Recent advances in emerging PCOS therapies (2023) Kelly A. Glendining and Rebecca E. Campbell Abstract Polycystic ovary syndrome is a prevalent endocrinopathy involving androgen excess and anovulatory infertility. The disorder is also associated with many comorbidities such as obesity and...

Join Dr. Licy Yanes-Cardozo as she expands on her research exploring the role of androgens on cardiovascular physiology in cis and transgender patients.

Approach to Investigation of Hyperandrogenism in a Postmenopausal Woman (2022) Angelica Lindén Hirschberg Abstract Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism is a condition caused by relative or absolute androgen excess originating from the ovaries and/or the adrenal glands. Hirsutism, i.e., increased...

INTRODUCTION The word androgen is derived from the Greek words andros and genao, which translate to “a man” and “produce or create,” respectively. Hyperandrogenism is therefore any state with excess production of “male” hormones, although these hormones are normally found in women at lower...

Abstract Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine-metabolic disease affecting about 20–25% of women of reproductive age. Different mechanisms could contribute to the development of its typical clinical features (i.e. hirsutism, acne, oligo-amenorrhea, alopecia). Some genetic and...

Send to Fertil Steril. 2005 Feb;83(2):367-70. N-acetyl-cysteine is a novel adjuvant to clomiphene citrate in clomiphene citrate-resistant patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. Rizk AY1, Bedaiwy MA, Al-Inany HG. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), a...