Department of Pediatrics

Weight loss drugs could be a gamechanger for women with a common hormonal disorder

Written by CNBC | July 20, 2025

“The unmet need is massive,” said Melanie Cree, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado. “Primary therapies used for PCOS symptoms haven’t changed in nearly 50 years.” Cree, who is also a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, has been studying the effect of GLP-1s in adolescents with PCOS for more than 10 years.