Symptoms of PCOS

Women with PCOS may have some of the following symptoms (please note, that not every sufferer has all the symptoms, and having some of these symptoms does not automatically mean you have PCOS):

- no or infrequent or irregular menstruation

- infertility

- obesity or unexplained weight-gain (usually concentrated around the abdomen)

- acne

- thinning hair/male-pattern baldness

- excess hair (called hirsutism) on the face and body

- dark brown patches of skin around the back of the neck and in skin creases

- skin tags

These are symptms that you may see for yourself. There are other symptoms (such as cystic ovaries or enlarged ovaries) that would require a medical test to discover.

To your good health,

Lisa

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