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PCOS Fact Sheet

  • PCOS is an Endocrine Disorder
  • Not all women with PCOS have cysts on their ovaries
  • There is no cure for PCOS, although it is treatable
  • 70-90% of androgen excess is caused by PCOS
  • It is the most common endocrine disturbance in women of reproductive age
  • Patients who have PCOS are at higher risk for having insulin resistance, and for developing type II diabetes mellitus and possible cardiovascular disease.
  • 4 in 10 cases of diabetes in pre-menopausal women can be linked to PCOS
  • PCOS is also know as Stein Leventhal Syndrome, PCOD (polycystic ovary disease, Syndrome O and Syndrome X
  • PCOS is the leading cause of infertility
  • The susceptibility to PCOS is often inherited; however the precise cause is unknown.
  • Up to 10% of women of reproductive age have PCOS
  • Once diagnosed, in most patients PCOS can be managed effectively
  • New evidence suggests that using medications that lower insulin levels in the blood may be effective in restoring menstruation and reducing some of the health risks associated with PCOS
  • Many PCOS symptoms are the result of high levels of androgens
  • About one-third of women with PCOS who are overweight have insulin resistance

This article was written by Ashley Tabeling. Read her biographay.

Posted Date: Feb. 1, 2007


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