Young Women at Risk for Hidden and Life-Threatening Disorder
Posted on: Tuesday, 30 August 2005, 12:00 CDT
News Advisory:
WHAT: Young Women at Risk for Hidden and Life-Threatening Disorder
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists to Present Updated Research on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
At least six million women have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in the United States and many are unaware they have it. These women are at highest risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and liver disease. The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) will host a media teach-in with a distinguished panel of experts to explain how new research has shown a stronger link between PCOS and many of these life-threatening complications. It is AACE's mission to help identify these women and alert them and their health care providers about the serious but treatable disorder they face.
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m. ET -- Coffee and pastries will be served. Remote Web access is available.
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., Columbia C Room
WHO:
-- Rhoda H. Cobin, MD, MACE, president, American College of Endocrinology, past president, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Clinical Professor of Medicine, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
-- Walter Futterweit, MD, FACE, Clinical Professor of Medicine, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
-- John Nestler, MD, William G. Blackard Professor of Medicine, chair, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, vice chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
WHY: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects an estimated 10 percent of reproductive-age women in the United States. Not only is PCOS the leading cause of female infertility, it also puts women at greatest risk for insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, certain cancers, and heart disease.
To RSVP for onsite attendance, email sbradley(At)aace.com.
To RSVP for the audiocast, use the following link: http:// www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id(equals)30032
For more information, contact Sarah Bradley at AACE, 904-353- 7878, ext. 136 or sbradley(At)aace.com.
http://www.usnewswire.com
Source: U.S. Newswire
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