其他人甚至根本注意不到其存在。

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Polycysticovariessyndrome(PCOS)isadisordercausedbyhormonalimbalance.LearnabouttheeffectsofPCOSaswellaspossibletreatmentoptions.

Whatispolycysticovariessyndrome(PCOS)?

PCOSisahormonaldisorder.Itiscausedbyahormoneimbalanceinthebrainandovaries.Whatcausestheimbalanceisnotknown.

Normally,theovariesmakeestrogensandprogesterone,whicharefemalehormones.Theovariesalsomakesomeandrogens,whicharemalehormones.InPCOS,theovariesproducetoomanyandrogens.Thiscreatesahormonalimbalance,whichcanhavewide-rangingeffectsonthebody.Theseeffectscanbemildorsevere.

PCOSaffectsaboutoneofevery10women.

Likeanychronicillness,PCOSwillaffectyourlifeinsomeway.Butifyoutakecareofyourbodyandfollowthetreatmentsyourdoctorrecommends,PCOSmaybecomeaveryminornuisance.Otherpeoplemaynotevennoticeit.

Keypoints

• PCOSisahormoneimbalancethataffectssomewomen.
• SymptomsofPCOSincludeirregularornomenstrualperiods.
• Othersymptomsincludeweightgain,unwantedhairgrowthandacne.
• PCOSisusuallytreatedwithhormones.Thesewillreducetheeffectofthedisorderbothonyourappearanceandonthebody.
• Ifitisnottreated,PCOScanleadtoinfertility,heartdiseaseandendometrialcancer.

Symptomsofpolycysticovariessyndromeoftenstartwhenagirlshouldbehavingherfirstperiod

PCOSisusuallyfirstnoticedaroundthetimewhenagirlshouldbehavingherfirstmenstrualperiod.Becauseoftheextraandrogens,womenwithPCOSmayhavefewornoperiods.

OtherpossiblesymptomsofPCOSincludethefollowing:

• unusualhairgrowthonthe