We often associate polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, with infertility. That’s because a lot of women who have PCOS struggle to get pregnant due to wayward hormones, irregular or absent ovulation, and even hypothyroidism so it’s crucial we identify PCOS symptoms promptly. In fact, many women do not discover they have PCOS until they try to conceive. They may…
Pcos Diagnosis
You might have heard people talk about the four types of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome? While I have never used this statement in clinic, I wanted to explain what they mean. See, while PCOS is considered PCOS according to most health professionals, each women can have vastly different manifestations of its signs and symptoms. These depend on the underlying hormonal changes…
Often women who came to see me in clinic tell me it took them years, and many health professionals, to finally receive a diagnosis of PCOS. Years of struggling. Years of heartache. Years of knowing something was wrong but often being led to believe that their signs and symptoms were ‘all in their head’. After all, much of the PCOS…
The Truth About The Oral Contraceptive Pill (‘The Pill’) and PCOS According to the Office on Women’s Health, millions of women in America are affected by PCOS. This is also the case around the world. Otherwise known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, this condition causes an imbalance in the levels of female sex hormones and other hormones produced in a woman’s body….
Do you have many PCOS signs and symptoms? For many women, the process of being diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is not as simple as it should be. There can be a period of time spent seeing different doctors and wondering what is happening to your body. PCOS signs and symptoms can vary considerably, which is often part of the…
