What are the risks involved with PCOS ?

PCOS as mentioned before can aggravate to cause serious health implications if not treated.

There can be many risks, some most significant ones are listed below---

• Endometrial Cancer
• Insulin Resistance
• Type II Diabetes
• Weight Gain
• Miscarriage
• High Blood Pressure
• Cardiovascular disease
• Strokes

One should note that there is no medically proven cure for PCOS. What then one can do is to take measures to manage it or avoid it from aggravating even further.

PCOS can be diagnosed by performing ultrasound of abdominal area.

More Information about PCOS

The symptoms of PCOS include, but are not limited to the following:

• irregular, few or no menstrual periods
• acne
• obesity/weight gain/inability to lose weight
• breathing problems while sleeping
• depression
• oily skin
• infertility
• skin discolorations
• high cholesterol levels
• elevated blood pressure
• excess or abnormal hair growth and distribution
• pain in the lower abdomen and pelvis
• multiple ovarian cysts
• skin tags
• deepening of voice
• hair loss
  

What brings me to PCOS?

Many of us suffer from the problem of infrequent periods or periods occuring with small gaps/intervals. This is quite normal for some as their body is made in a manner that normalises any abberation with time. But for others it might be an indication of a severe health problem.

The eye-opener was a shocking revelation from one of my female friends who was suffering with infrequent periods. She was not only diagnosed with PCOS but also with Diabetes like condition as a result of PCOS.

This alarmed me for 2 reasons---

1)To me infrequent periods causing a disease PCOS was unheard of.
2)Infrequent periods causing a Diabetes like situation was way beyond my comprehension.

You are not alone!

If you are a women and you are in your reproductive age, beware!! You might be suffering from a disease called PCOS!!

Now the question is as to what is PCOS and who gets affected by it?

PCOS stands for Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. It is a female health disease that can interrupt a woman's menstrual cycle, ability to have children, proper functioning of heart and blood vessels and can affect appearance.

Any female in her reproductive age can get afflicted by this disease. It is an endocrine disorder that affects approximately 5% of all women.