Why an ovary disorder may get a new name: Men can have it, too | STAT

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A quiet effort to change the name of PCOS is nearing completion, driven in part by growing evidence of a male version.

Few things will give a man as much of an insight into the female body as growing up with sisters. Painful, irregular periods, body hair, skin trouble: Al Barrus, a 43-year-old veteran and communications specialist from New Mexico, heard all about it growing up, the only male of three siblings. He’s also known for a while that one of his sisters had been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, an endocrinological disorder and leading cause of infertility associated with a range of issues including high androgen levels, insulin resistance, and enlarged ovaries. His other sister, too, had…

Why an ovary disorder may get a new name: Men can have it, too | STAT

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