Women’s Health

In part 1 of this Exclusive Interview, Andrea Dunaif talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape about the importance of understanding PCOS and its associated risks.

In part 2 of this Exclusive Interview, Andrea Dunaif talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape about the PCOS-related diabetes.

In part 3 of this Exclusive Interview, Andrea Dunaif talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape about the major genetic link found in PCOS diagnosis.

In part 4 of this Exclusive Interview, Andrea Dunaif talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape about the ease of diagnosing PCOS.

In part 5 of this Exclusive Interview, Andrea Dunaif talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape about the complexities behind the misnomer PCOS.

In part 6, the conclusion of this Exclusive Interview, Andrea Dunaif talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape about the steps to take if PCOS is suspected.

Current and less-strict ADA recommendations found to achieve appropriate glycemic levels.

When you have female patients who have type 2 diabetes, obesity, a history of irregular periods and/or the other symptoms of PCOS, ask them about their daughters. Do they have like symptoms of PCOS, as Dr. Cobin discusses in her videos?

Rhoda H. Cobin, MD, MACE is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai NYC. She is a founding board member of AACE, served as its president and the president of the American College of Endocrinology. Dr. Cobin's academic interests include reproductive endocrinology, thyroid disease and thyroid cancer, and diabetes. She was one of the chairs for the production of AACe's Disease State Clincial Review : Guide to the Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. She and AACE have particularly been concerned for over a decade with increasing awareness of the significant cardiometabolic consequences of PCOS.

In this Exclusive Interview, Rhoda Cobin talks with Diabetes in Control Medical Editor Joy Pape during the AACE 2018 convention in Boston about PCOS and diabetes, the genetic component of PCOS, and the syndrome's long-term health implications.