Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 5 to 26 percent of women and 75 percent of women attending infertility clinics, but my personal experience is that many women who are diagnosed with this disease actually may not have PCOS.
It's typically characterized by three overriding symptoms: elevated androgens (male sex hormones, especially testosterone), cystic ovaries on ultrasound and menstrual irregularities (most frequently lack of ovulation). Other signs include insulin resistance, weight gain and increased systemic inflammation.
Although these signs and symptoms are typical, some 20 to 25 percent of patients don't have
