PCOS Treatment and Symptoms Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
is a common condition, which may result in multiple cysts
forming on a woman’s ovaries. These cysts, and the condition’s
other symptoms, may result in a number of problems or side
effects – although these will often vary wildly. Not every woman
with PCOS will have cysts though, and some women will have
cysts, even though they do not have the condition. There are
various PCOS treatment options available and some of the
symptoms can be successfully treated. What is PCOS? Polycystic
Ovarian Syndrome describes a condition that affects woman’s sex
hormones. The resulting imbalance of the female hormones may
cause “cysts” – which are actually immature follicles, rather
than genuine cysts – to form on the ovaries. On an ultrasound,
these “cysts” may appear as a line of round bumps, oftentimes
referred to by doctors, rather poetically, as a “string of
pearls”. Not every woman diagnosed with PCOS will have cysts,
however. There are various definitions of t