polycystic
Britishadjective
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Chanel Robinson achieved exactly what the gold rush of blockbuster weight-loss drugs promised: She lost nearly 100 pounds, lowered her cholesterol to normal levels and reined in her polycystic ovary syndrome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Look up polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, and every definition you find will state that the hormonal disorder manifests in women and people with ovaries of reproductive age.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2025
Tim has a separate, hereditary kidney condition, called polycystic kidney disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
“By selecting anovulatory women with polycystic ovary syndrome, we additionally aimed to reduce the variability of taste perception across different phases of the menstrual cycle.”
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2024
The study does not prove that polycystic ovary syndrome causes cognitive decline.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024
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