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Under the long names ‘Stein-Leventhal syndrome’ or ‘polycystic ovary syndrome’ hides the problem to get pregnant for about 15% of the female population of reproductive age. This is mainly due to a hormonal imbalance that is characterized by irregularities and changes in menstrual cycles, excessive hair, tendency to obesity and the appearance of small cysts on the edges of the ovaries.

Well, in severe cases, women who have PCOS have, and in most cases have no choice but to resort to fertility treatment. However, there are still many unanswered questions: What is the exact origin of this disorder? Are there problems for the mother or fetus during the gestation period?

Indeed, in response to the latter issue, the journal British Medical Journal published in its latest issue, a study by Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institute and University Hospital of the same name, who have collected national data of those born between 1995 and 2007, separated whose mothers suffered from this Read the rest of this entry »