Q: A friend of mine mentioned that she has polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). What is it?
A: The hormonal and reproductive disease actually affects 10 percent of women. You should be suspicious if you are obese, have irregular periods, developed acne after all these years, need to wax your mustache, have high blood sugars, or cholesterol, or blood pressure (metabolic syndrome). Only 30 percent of women have cysts, so we're not sure where this name came from. Oral contraceptives are very effective at treating symptoms, but if you're trying to get pregnant, metformin and clomid can be used to do the same. |
