Brief descriptions of these activities are compiled at http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/bioactivities/NGSS/listing. The Teacher Notes for each activity provide additional information concerning alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards.
There is growing evidence that mood disturbances, mostly severe depression, are common in PCOS women , in whom impaired quality of life from body image concerns cause fatigue, sleep disturbance and changes in eating habits.
Women with PCOS have difficulty becoming pregnant (i.e., are infertile) and may have high levels of androgen hormones from the ovary and adrenal gland. Other organ systems that can be affected by PCOS include the brain, pancreas, liver, muscle, blood vasculature, and fat.