The Women's Symposium on PCOS includes the morning forum and an afternoon session. PCOSupport TM has more than 75 locals chapters across the US and Canada and will formally launch its Canadian association at the time of the Symposium. We must teach women how to recognize the symptoms of PCOS so they can work with their doctor to obtain a correct diagnosis and proper treatment. PCOS is often mistaken for a gynecological problem rather than a hormonal disorder because many symptoms of PCOS involve a woman's reproductive system. Tests and a thorough examination by a physician familiar with this disorder are necessary to make an accurate diagnosis.
Physicians can only treat the individual symptoms.
The forum is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from SmithKline Beecham to The Hormone Foundation. The Foundation is an independent non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life by promoting the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease in which hormones play a role. It accomplishes its mission through public outreach, education and research support. The Foundation was established in 1997 by The Endocrine Society, the world's largest and most active organization devoted to the research, study and clinical practice of endocrinology. The Women's Symposium on PCOS will take place during The Endocrine Society's 82nd Annual Meeting in Toronto on June 21-24.