Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

What is polycystic ovarie syndrome, also known as pcos, well this is the question I was asking myself when I was diagnosed. This is a very common disorder in women and generally comes to light when you are trying to conceive, Women who have already been diagnosed with PCOS may not be too surprised when they have fertility problems. However, a number of women may not even realize that they have PCOS until they start trying to conceive. While 3/4 of women with PCOS do have menstrual problems, 1/4 do not. In these women, perhaps they have always had regular periods but never realized that they were not ovulating. Others may have had the occasional irregular ...  Read the complete review

I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovaries in 1999, and since then I am been surprised at the amount of women who live with this condition or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Latest research states that approximately 10% of women in this country of a child bearing age have the condition. Worryingly though, a lot of women go undiagnosed, and the condition has been said to have a linked increased risk of heart disease. ==WHAT IS PCOS?== First of all, it is one of the major causes of infertility, and in my case that is how it was diagnosed. I had been trying to get pregnant for 4 years, and on seeing a specialist, his tests confirmed this condition. The first ...  Read the complete review

INTRODUCTION I was diagnosed with PCOS at the age of twenty four after I had been pestering my doctor for ten years previous to that. I have always known I had a problem but my doctor put my nearly non existent periods down to me growing up in the teenage years and then stress in my twenties. It was only after me and my husband had been trying to start a family for two years without success that my GP started to listen and referred me to a specialist. With a few hours of meeting my specialist he had confirmed that I has PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome, this is something I have researched fully and I feel that is it something that should be ...  Read the complete review

I have had my suspisions for a few years now due to reading a lot of information in magazines, but 5 months ago, I was officially diagnosed with having Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. What is it? I hear you ask. Basically about 20-25% of women have it, but most dont even realise this. It is a complex which effects the ovaries, making them larger than normal and disallows them to develop properley. Eggs are rarely released for reproduction because of this, which means lower fertility than a "normal" woman and there is an hormone imbalance (more testosterone produced than usual). This is followed by other problems/symptoms as follows: ...  Read the complete review

I was finally diagnosed with PCOS 6 months ago. It took 4 years to be diagnosed. My periods have always been irregular (2-4 months between them and lasting around 30 days), doctor kept saying they settle down in time. I only realised it was more serious when my boyfriend and I decided to try for a baby and after a year of trying... nothing. I did some research online and had most of the symptons of PCOS (Acne, oily skin, Irregular periods, Depression, Pelvic pain, Infertility, Weight gain, Hairitus (Unwanted body hair!), High blood pressure and cholestrol, Thinning hair, Sleep apnea). The only one I dont suffer from is weight gain, im actually ...  Read the complete review