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 ...

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 ...