Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photos: Getty This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. The symptoms creep up on you: periods that last too long or don’t come at all, acne that persists well beyond the teen years, excessive hair growth, stubborn weight gain, and an increased risk of …
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Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025. Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images For well over a decade, Grace Hamilton, 27, experienced hair loss, heavy periods, infrequent menstrual cycles, mental health issues and difficulty losing weight without knowing why. It wasn’t until 2021 when she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, …
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Scientists may be one step closer to understanding why polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) tends to run in families. The new research, presented July 1 at the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Paris, suggests that “disruptions” in the way genes are turned on and off may increase the likelihood of developing PCOS. These …
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