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What are the main symptoms of PCOS?

April 26, 2017cause health information main medical information PCOS Polycystic Ovary Syndrome symptoms treatment

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What are the main symptoms of PCOS?

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If you do not ovulate then you do not have a period, so one of the classic symptoms of PCOS is light, irregular or absent periods. Period problems are a symptom in about 70 per cent (2) of women with PCOS. If you do not ovulate – or if you only ovulate now and then – your fertility is also affected, which means you may not be able to get pregnant easily. Other symptoms include: • Oily skin or facial acne • Increased facial or body hair (hirsuitism) • Thinning scalp hair or hair loss (alopecia) • Weight problems (between 40 and 50 per cent (3) of women with PCOS are overweight or obese) Not all women with PCOS have all of these symptoms and some may have far more severe symptoms than others. The symptoms of PCOS usually start around the late teens or early 20s (3) and change as you get older. For example middle-aged women with PCOS may have less acne but more problems with excess hair.