A blog about PCOS from the UK's charity for those with polycystic ovary syndrome
The second interview in our Meet A PCOS Researcher is the phenomenal and equal parts lovely Dr Chau Thien Tay (Jillian). Dr Tay is an Endocrinologist and Research Fellow at Monash Centre For Health Research in Melbourne, Australia. She is a core member of the International PCOS Guidelined and has a PCOS research focus on… Continue reading Interview with a PCOS Researcher: Dr Jillian Tay
Dr Heidi Vanden Brink, Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University specialises in research in the areas of adolescent and women’s health, and the intersection with PCOS, metabolism and nutrition. In October 2023, Heidi presented her research paper, “Emergence of phenotypic differences in adolescents who develop PCOS in the early post-menarchal years” at professional conference, AE-PCOS.… Continue reading Interview with a PCOS Researcher: Dr Heidi Vanden Brink
This post has been provided by the research team, please approach them directly with questions or to apply. Verity has cited the ethics approval for this study. We are looking for women aged 16-50 years to take part in our research study. The study is investigating cardiometabolic, mental, cognitive and brain health in women with… Continue reading Research request: What exercise is best for PCOS?
The below blog post has been written by the research team, and details of how to participate in the research can be found at the bottom of this post. Verity have sighted the ethics approval granted for the recruitment of this study. Participants needed for our “PCOS and Hormone Balance” study. Do you have PCOS? … Continue reading Research request: PCOS and hormone balance study by Roehampton
Guest post by Carol Percy What is the HOPE programme? HOPE is an evidence-based self-management programme that supports people with long term health conditions to cope more effectively. That includes eating well, staying physically active, and following any necessary medical treatments, as well as managing stress, dealing with the emotional impact of their condition and… Continue reading iHOPE PCOS programme
I am currently working on my PhD at St Mary’s University Twickenham, London, which is focusing on mindfulness-based interventions for the management of certain predominant physiological and psychological symptoms of PCOS.
We are thrilled that This Morning decided to do a segment on PCOS today with Dr Shahzadi Harper and welcome to all our new followers. Considering the limited amount of time she was given she gave a decent general overview of the condition and some of the first-line management and treatment options given to patients but didn’t have the time to be more specific and in-depth.
Here is a round up of PCOS news and research in March 2015 Heavy Breakfast, Light Dinner recommendation A new study from Israel looking at the balance of calories over a day in relation to the control of blood glucose in diabetics found that the same diet, high calorie breakfast and low calorie dinner, helped regulate… Continue reading Monthly update: PCOS in News and Research
Here's a round up of PCOS in the news this February, it's been a busy month! All About Ovarian Cysts This is a well rounded article detailing the different types of ovarian cysts that occur and why you can have ovarian cysts but not necessarily have PCOS. PCOS and Hospital Admissions A recent retrospective study… Continue reading Monthly Update: PCOS in Research and News
As part of my new commitment as a Trustee of Verity is to start giving you monthly updates and PCOS and it's reported research and news activity. Hopefully this will also cast a light and how little publicity it gets as a syndrome and the type of publicity that it does get. So this first… Continue reading PCOS in Research and News
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