Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome affects as many as five million women of childbearing age in the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. PCOS is associated with greater risk for infertility, heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Katherine Sherif, M.D., is a recognized expert in PCOS, authoring text book chapters and articles and is frequently an invited speaker on the topic. She is Director of Jefferson Women’s Primary Care and Vice Chair for the Department of Medicine at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.

“I believe that a number of factors contribute to PCOS being underdiagnosed. Patients may seek help from doctors in different specialties for various symptoms. For example, they might see a gynecologist for irregular periods; dermatologist for skin issues; fertility specialist; primary care doctor for problems related to obesity or high cholesterol; and an endocrinologist for diabetes. Doctors and health care providers need to look at the whole patient and not just at their area of expertise. If physicians provide comprehensive care, our patients can avoid developing diabetes, heart disease, miscarriages and infertility and they can enjoy an improved quality of life. Patients can help by providing all of their health history to their doctors; even if they think it might not be relevant to the particular specialist they are seeing that day.” -Dr. Katherine Sherif.

To speak with Dr. Katherine Sherif, contact Gail Benner, Public Affairs Representative at [email protected].

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