Why seek help if it does’nt bother?

It is important to have your general health monitored regularly by your gynaecologist till menopause even though the symptoms of PCOS may disappear. Middle age is the time when most of the longe term effects of PCOS begin to appear.

The following are some of the PCOS related effects:

Infertility

PCOS is very often diagnosed after failure in trying to conceive for a while. 
Until then, many women disregard their symptoms as troublesome and not worthy of a visit to the gynaecologist. Difficulty in conception is usually due to a hormonal disturbance which inhibits ovulation (formation and release of eggs from the ovary). This problem may be overcome by various medications, (such as clomiphene, HMG, FSH) commonly used at our Assisted Fertility Unit , which induce ovulation and help the couple to conceive.

Diabetes (Type 2)

The hormonal imbalance associated with PCOS further causes an imbalance in the various cholesterols in the body. There is a tendency for the HDL (good cholesterol) to be low and the LDL (bad cholesterol) to be raised in women with PCOS.

As women with PCOS have infrequent ovulation, they are exposed to continuous estrogen, and no progesterone throughout the menstrual cycle. long unopposed estrogen.