PCOS can be identified and confirmed by means of an ultra sound or scan of the abdomen of a woman. Symptoms, which can indicate that you could be suffering from PCOS is the following:
· excessive facial or body hair,
· male pattern hair loss and excess male hormones.
PCOS is a disease that affects up to 10% of pre-menopausal woman. PCOS is a disease caused by hormonal defects or imbalances. It has been established that the cause of PCOS is in insulin resistance. It has also since been published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2000, that up to 40% of woman with PCOS have either impaired glucose tolerance or Type 2 Diabetes by age 40. There is no known cure for PCOS at present.
· excessive weight gain, obesity,
· exhaustion or lack of mental alertness,
PCOS is a disease that affects up to 10% of pre-menopausal woman. It is a female hormonal disorder and is the forming of multiple abnormal ovarian cysts on the ovaries.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS):
· absent or irregular/heavy periods,
· acne,
There is no known cure for PCOS at present. According to medical studies, the only solution at present is to correctly identify the disease and to treat the symptoms.
PCOS is a disease caused by hormonal defects or imbalances. Symptoms may vary from woman to woman, therefore it does not mean you have to suffer from all of the above to have the disease. Some women only have some of the symptoms in a light form, where some experience more severe symptoms.
· brown skin patches,
· ovarian cysts,
It has been established that the cause of PCOS is in insulin resistance. It has also since been published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2000, that up to 40% of woman with PCOS have either impaired glucose tolerance or Type 2 Diabetes by age 40.
· high cholesterol levels,
· growths from the skin,