PCOS Challenge Announces Family Building Grant to Help People Impacted by Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Infertility
PCOS is a genetic, endocrine, metabolic, and reproductive disorder that affects up to 15 percent of women in the United States. PCOS is the most common hormone disorder in women and accounts for approximately 80 percent of women with anovulatory infertility. In addition to its impact on fertility, PCOS also carries higher risks for type 2 diabetes, stroke, cardiovascular disease, endometrial cancer, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, anxiety, depression, and other serious conditions--all at a younger age.
- ATLANTA, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --PCOS Challenge: The National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association announces its 2021 grant to help patients struggling with infertility caused by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) build their families.
- The PCOS Challenge Family Building Grant includes a free IVF cycle and is the first grant of its kind specifically for people with infertility caused by PCOS.
- "This year, The IVF Center: Fertility Care again donates a free IVF cycle to a PCOS patient through the PCOS Challenge Family Building Grant.
- PCOS Challenge also offers the PCOS Confidence Grant to help patients with PCOS-related hair and skin issues.