RESEARCH STUDIES & CLINICAL TRIALS FOR PCOS

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Is PCOS an Inherited Disorder?
The Reproductive Endocrine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital is looking for women who have been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and their family members to participate in a research study designed to investigate if PCOS is an inherited disorder. The study entails a questionnaire covering menstrual cycles and reproductive history, a blood draw for hormone and DNA testing and an ultrasound. For more information, please contact Yary Jimenez, Study Coordinator at 617-726-5526 or email yjimenez@partners.org.

National Study Examining the Genetics of PCOS
Dr. Andrea Dunaif, Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine at Northwestern University Medical School and a member of the Advisory Board for the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association, is the Principal Investigator of an ongoing National Institutes of Health-funded study examining the genetics of PCOS. She is recruiting women with PCOS (diagnosed or undiagnosed) and their family members to study the genetics of this syndrome. For more information and to request an information packet, please email: pcos@northwestern.edu.

Missed Another Period?
If you have 6 or fewer periods a year, and are not using birth control, you may have PCOS. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is conducting a study to examine the genetics of PCOS. The study is supported by The National Institutes of Health. A free one-time blood test can be done at a hospital or clinic near you. For more information about this research study call 800-847-6060 or email pcos@northwestern.edu.