Thursday, February 27, 2014

What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)?

PCOS is  hormonal disorder affecting the reproductive system of women while still in their fertility age. When women experience hormonal problems, chances are they are at risk for PCOS. It is also a hormonal disorder that is highest among women who are at the fertile and became one of the factors of infertility (infertility) in women. Symptoms of this syndrome vary among women who have it. However, the cause of this syndrome is not known clearly. Symptoms of PCOS can be subtle or obvious, and it varies between a sufferer with other sufferers. Among the symptoms that may occur include menstruation and irregular little or experience oligomenorea and sometimes amenorrhea (absence of menstruation), excess hairs grow on the body (hirsutism), acne is severe and chronic, obesity, recurrent miscarriage problem, the problem skin becomes darker (akantosis nigrikan), and also problems like male baldness (male baldness).