Consistent with the approach you have already used, combination (estrogen-progestin) OCs represent appropriate medical therapy for abnormal bleeding associated with PCOS. [1] Your question implies ...

Passing blood clots outside your period can signal hormonal imbalances or medication side effects. Conditions like PCOS, uterine fibroids, or polyps can cause abnormal clotting. All abnormal uterine ...

This article is authored by Dr Duru Shah, president, PCOS Society of India and director, Gynaecworld--Centre for Women’s ...

Despite what the name suggests, women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) do not have a higher rate of abnormal ovarian cysts than the general population, a large study shows.

Irregular cycles and unpredictable periods are often brushed off as a delayed period or hormonal fluctuation, but sometimes there may be more going on beneath the surface. Many people assume that if ...

It can be hard to tell whether uterine bleeding is excessive. Generally, healthcare professionals consider things like bleeding that soaks through more than one tampon or pad every hour or lasts for ...

Like other preteens, Samantha Caraballo didn’t quite understand her period. She first menstruated when she was 11; then her period stopped. Feeling too awkward to talk about it with her mother or her ...

Two years ago, when she started experiencing increasingly irregular menstrual cycles, Abiola, 28, went to her gynecologist with her concerns. “Honestly, my biggest issue was that I just would have a ...