The BAMBINI clinical trial is a randomized clinical trial looking at the effects of bariatric (weight loss) surgery vs. lifestyle intervention in premenopausal women over the age of 18 with a diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome, body…
Post by Caroline Andrews, Trustee of Verity. Us trustees have been diagnosed for years and are privileged to have worked with some of the top professionals in the country so we may know more than…
CeMCOR (Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research), based in Canada, has launched a survey open to all individuals diagnosed with PCOS, which seeks to gather information to improve their lives. The survey asks those…
EDIT 26.08.2020: The date of AthenaAGaming’s Twitch event has been changed and the registration link has been updated. This year marks 10 years since our very first PCOS Awareness week, which was the first of it’s…
Hello – my name is Sharon and I’m 51 years old. I’m a self-employed Specialist Personal Trainer (working with people living with a variety of health conditions) and a full-time PhD student, researching PCOS in the…
Hi, I’m Alisha, a master’s student at Birmingham City University. I am currently conducting a study for my dissertation project investigating the effects of hirsutism (abnormal hair growth) in women with PCOS and the effect…
Hello, my name is Laura Mitchell. I am a geography undergraduate at the University of Oxford. I am undertaking research as part of my dissertation to try and understand how symptoms of PCOS have affected…
Hi everyone – Amina here. I am a general practitioner (GP) and supporter of Verity PCOS charity. I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) around 7 years ago. I had a long path to…
Recently the slow release version of Metformin has been recalled by the FDA and several manufacturers in the USA due to higher than accepted levels of something called N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). This has been shown to be…
An update on PCOS/COVID risk factors from Verity medical advisor Prof Stephen Franks. There is no scientific evidence, to date, that women with PCOS are at high risk of getting serious complications of Covid-19 and…
