Like many health diagnoses, PCOS is complex with reproductive, metabolic and psychological features. It’s not a disease so much as it is an alternate state of being. Every person with PCOS will have a different range of symptoms and experiences. Learn more!
Though PCOS is fairly common, affecting between 8%–10% of reproductive age women (18-44), medical experts do not know the complete list of causes or the full impact it has on a woman’s sexual function.
Between 5% and 10% of women of reproductive age (18–44) are affected by PCOS. According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, PCOS may affect girls as young as 11 who haven’t even had their first period.
Whether you know you want to get pregnant at some point or are actually starting to try, it’s normal to be a little worried about the whole thing. After all, we all know someone who has struggled to conceive!
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