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

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'm writing what I know on the subject from research, doctors and personal experience. Many other reviews and an internet search will give you the more specifics of the condition for more detail - I didn't want to end up with a 100,000 word review! The basics of PCOS are a hormone imbalance, trouble conceiving, irregular or absent periods, weight gain, excess hair (hirsutism), acne - people seem unable to agree on cause. If you're overweight some doctors blame that, according to some sources the lack of ovulation causes the rest - ultimately the starting point/cause is unknown for most people. There is evidence that it may be at least somewhat ...  Read the complete review

As this is my first review please be kind to me with your comments and ratings :)! (I'm sure you will be) Anyway I have decided to write about my experience of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). It is actually a relatively common condition among women in the UK but it can often remain undiagnosed for years so it is quite possible that some of you reading this will have PCOS without even knowing about it. The condition has many different symptoms but the main one which is obviously caused by the PCOS is problems with your periods. Generally sufferers of PCOS will experience irregular periods and often when they do get a period it will be heavy or ...  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