Host: Lisa Mazzullo, MD <br>

  Guest: Sam Thatcher, MD, PhD <br>


  
    Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) imperils reproductive age women, posing pressing concerns about fertility, and increasing risk of diabetes, heart disease, and endometrial cancer. Dr. Sam Thatcher, director of the multi-site Center for Applied Reproductive Science, considers the mechanisms of PCOS inheritance, essential diagnostic criteria, and the subsequent challenges of managing this disorder.

Host: Lisa Mazzullo, MD Guest: Sam Thatcher, MD, PhD Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) imperils reproductive age women, posing pressing concerns about fertility, and increasing risk of diabetes, heart disease, and endometrial cancer. Dr. Sam Thatcher, director of the multi-site Center for Applied Reproductive Science, considers the mechanisms of PCOS inheritance, essential diagnostic criteria, and the subsequent challenges of managing this disorder.

PCOS:  The Challenge of Diagnosis and Medical Risk

Advances in Women’s Health addresses advances, breakthroughs, and treatments for conditions related to women’s health, as well as preventive measures physicians can advise their patients to pursue. Topics will include breast health as it relates to cancer, ethnicity, fertility, and pregnancy; osteoporosis; female athletes’ health and emotional issues; mental health; pregnancy and all facets related to it; aging; nutrition and health; eating disorders; alternative medicine; and sex education.

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