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This study, conducted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, found that women with PCOS who consumed diets high in carbohydrates, fats, and refined sugars had a significant prevalence of obesity and struggled with weight loss, with fast food consumption notably associated with facial acne.

This study found that in women with PCOS, insulin resistance is closely associated with hyperandrogenism, indicating it may independently predict increased androgen levels.

This study indicates that higher thyroid-stimulating hormone levels may be linked to post-COVID-19 hair loss in women, while ferritin levels showed no significant correlation.

This study observed that lifestyle modifications resulting in weight loss improved menstrual irregularity and hormonal balance among infertile obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome, although changes in total testosterone and estrone were not significant.

In this study, depression and anxiety were prevalent in Thai women with PCOS, with hirsutism being a key factor linked to these mental health issues, suggesting a need for targeted screening.

This study suggests that the role of vitamin 25(OH)D in the pathogenesis of PCOS and diminished ovarian reserve may be independent of serum vitamin 25(OH)D levels.

This study found that anovulatory PCOS patients were younger, had longer menstrual cycles, and higher systolic blood pressures compared to ovulatory patients.

This study found that while pro-, pre-, and synbiotics may have beneficial effects on certain PCOS-related outcomes, the certainty of this evidence is low to very low.

This study found that a nutritional teaching program significantly reduced chemotherapy side effects and improved the health status of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

This study found that among women with hirsutism, the most common type of non-scarring alopecia observed was androgenetic alopecia with telogen effluvium.

This review discusses diet and exercise benefits for PCOS, noting that healthier lifestyle choices may help reduce the condition's severity and related complications, but it reports no new clinical results.

This study observed significant abnormalities in clinical and laboratory parameters related to metabolic syndrome among patients with skin tags.

This study found that metformin significantly improved clinical and hormonal indices in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome compared to pioglitazone, which also effectively controlled some symptoms.

This study concluded that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) offers superior benefits over standard moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) in improving aerobic capacity, insulin sensitivity, hormonal profiles, and anxiety scores in overweight women with PCOS.

This study found that severe obesity is positively associated with more severe lower urinary tract symptoms compared to moderate obesity in patients with prostatic enlargement.

This study evaluated the effects of metformin, ethinyl estradiol/cyproterone acetate (EE/SA), and their combination on carotid intima-media thickness and various cardiovascular markers in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

This study found that high exposure to plastics was associated with increased chances of irregular menstrual cycles and symptoms similar to polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescent girls.

This review explores the association between sleep disturbances, obstructive sleep apnoea, and metabolic consequences like Type 2 diabetes, but reports no new experimental results; the authors elaborate on existing knowledge and suggest complex interconnections with fat accumulation and various syndromes.

This study found that obesity in women may impair endometrial stromal function and contribute to reproductive complications, possibly due to metabolic influences rather than immune cell differences.

In this study, spironolactone alone and combined with oral contraceptive pills significantly reduced hair shaft diameter in women with hirsutism, with the combined treatment showing the most substantial improvement.

This study found that spironolactone alone or with oral contraceptive pills significantly reduced hair shaft diameter in women with hirsutism, with the greatest reduction observed for the combination treatment.

Hair relaxers are linked to reduced cystine levels and potential hair damage.

This study found that young women with polycystic ovary syndrome had a higher risk of developing hypertension and metabolic syndrome compared to healthy controls, although these risks decreased after age 40.

This study found that untreated hirsute patients have lower expression of type 2 17β-HSD mRNA in scalp hairs, indicating potential disturbances in androgen metabolism, compared to treated hirsute patients.

In this study, adolescent patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery at a specialized center experienced significant reductions in BMI over 36 months, with no major perioperative complications, highlighting the procedure's safety and effectiveness for treating adolescent obesity in experienced settings.

This review explores the various genetic, hormonal, environmental, and nutritional factors proposed to explain the historically shorter stature of Sardinians, while reporting no new empirical findings.

This article discusses the growing trend of repurposing existing medications for innovative therapeutic uses and highlights the need for pharmacy practitioners to be informed about accessing clinical evidence related to these applications, but it reports no new results.

This article examines when it is appropriate to prescribe estrogen for women with hormonal imbalances, utilizing decades of clinical practice, expert consultation, and a comprehensive literature review.

This article provides evidence on when it is appropriate to prescribe hormone therapy for women by reviewing cases from the author's practice and international literature, emphasizing the importance of primary care in managing hormonal imbalances.

This study concluded that STK11 gene polymorphisms were not predictive of metformin response in women with PCOS, though they may influence alopecia and hirsutism.