What are major symptoms of PCOS? How can I tell if I have it?
My 23 year old daughter was diagnosed with PCOS a little over a year ago. While many women don’t know they have it until they are trying to conceive and have problems, my daughter was diagnosed while having some moles removed from her neck and shoulders. The doctor performing the mole removal has a sister with PCOS and noticed my daughter had some unusual hair growth on her chest and face as well as a few other signs, including higher than usual blood pressure for her age. The doctor asked if she’d ever been tested for PCOS, but we’d never even heard of it. My daughter has always had irregular periods, often going months without one. The doctor said that was a symptom of PCOS. My daughter has also struggled with her weight as far back as elementary school and carries most of it around her stomach and has a very hard time losing weight. Another PCOS symptom. She also has male-pattern balding in the front of her hair and has to maintain a hairstyle to mask a receding hairline. She also h
