PCOS is a condition with genetic links that affects a woman’s entire body throughout her lifespan with symptoms such as weight gain, irregular periods, infertility, acne, hair growth on the face (hirsutism), and hair loss. PCOS also steps-up a woman’s risks for type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease as she gets older—and it doesn’t go…
What You Need to Know About Your Fertility When You Have PCOS
by Fiona McCulloch, N.D. •
Polycystic ovary syndrome or PCOS is the most common hormonal disorder in women of reproductive age, affecting 10-15 percent of women and upward of 7 million women in the US alone. Despite its name, ovarian cysts are not required for its diagnosis. Rather than just a condition of the ovaries, PCOS is a condition with…