{"id":72320,"date":"2024-06-13T18:14:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T18:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/13\/a-malaria-drug-could-be-used-to-treat-pcos-a-common-hormone-disorder\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T18:14:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T18:14:08","slug":"a-malaria-drug-could-be-used-to-treat-pcos-a-common-hormone-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/13\/a-malaria-drug-could-be-used-to-treat-pcos-a-common-hormone-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"A malaria drug could be used to treat PCOS, a common hormone disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A common antimalarial drug could also be used to treat polycystic ovarian syndrome, an endocrine disorder that affects hundreds of millions of people of reproductive age worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After receiving repeated doses of artemisinin, a small group of women with PCOS had lower blood testosterone levels and healthier-looking ovaries<\/a>, researchers report in the June 14 Science<\/em>. The results suggest artemisinin compounds, which are already known to be effective against malaria, lupus and cancer, could also be used to alleviate symptoms of PCOS.<\/p>\n\n\n