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ReviewHuman reproduction (Oxford, England)2025

Maternal polycystic ovarian syndrome and offspring psychopathology and neurodevelopment.

Linda G Kahn, Alison E Hipwell, Mia Charifson, Rui Ling, Kim N Cajachagua-Torres, Akhgar Ghassabian

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Review in Human reproduction (Oxford, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Linda G KahnDepartment of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6512-6160
Alison E HipwellDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7179-1151
Mia CharifsonDepartment of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9918-3617
Rui LingDepartment of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Kim N Cajachagua-TorresDepartment of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Akhgar GhassabianDepartment of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9551-4706

Funding

The NYU Children’s Health & Environment Study: an ECHO CohortUH3OD023305 · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2025 to 2025
$9.0M
8/24 The Healthy Brain and Child Development National ConsortiumU01DA055338 · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2025 to 2025
$1.9M
Nonpersistent chemical exposure, placental development, and maternal pre- and post-pregnancy cardiovascular healthR00ES030403 · NIEHS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Linda G Kahn · 2023 to 2024
$498k
NIDA NIH HHS U01 DA055338NIEHS NIH HHS R00 ES030403NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES032826NIH HHS R00ES030403NIH HHS UG3 OD023305NIH HHS UH3 OD023305
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common female endocrinologic condition that affects both the metabolic and reproductive systems and is the most frequent cause of anovulatory infertility. It is also associated with a range of psychiatric outcomes in individuals, including bulimia nervosa, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and personality disorders. At the same time, evidence suggests that hyperandrogenism, the characteristic trait of PCOS, may impair fetal neurodevelopment. Epidemiological studies have linked maternal PCOS with a variety of behavioral and psychiatric conditions in offspring including autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In this review, we explore evidence for potential underlying biological mechanisms that might explain these observed associations, discuss the complex interplay between genetics and various environmental factors across generations, and highlight avenues for future research.

Indexed as

Mental DisordersNeurodevelopmental DisordersPolycystic Ovary SyndromePregnancy ComplicationsPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsAutism Spectrum DisorderFemaleHumansPregnancyattention deficit hyperactivity disorderautism spectrum disorderhyperandrogenismneurodevelopmentpolycystic ovarian syndrome

Identifiers

PMID40380372
PMCPMC12222619

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