What you should know about Polycystic ovary syndrome?
Have you ever heard about Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)? If you are a woman facing scanty menstrual flow, acne, weight gain, and so on, you might be on the verge ofexperiencing PCOS.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the contributors towards female infertility. It’s a hormonal disorder which enlarges the ovaries with small cysts on the outer edges. According toWorld Health Organization (WHO) 2012 report, over 116 million women (3.4%) are affected by PCOS globally.The rate for PCOS among women ranges between 2.2% to as high as 26% on a global scale.
In India alone, the prevalence of PCOS is 22.5% as per the Rotterdam criteria, and 10.7% according to Androgen Excess Society criteria (2021) respectively.
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