PCOS: diagnosis

PCOS is one of the most common endocrine disorders in people with ovaries - it effects anywhere from 5-20% of us! It's also one of the most common causes of infertility, but often not diagnosed until patients are going through fertility struggles.

In the video above, we go over how to diagnose PCOS. We most often use the Rotterdam Criteria, which is that you need 2 of the 3 symptoms:

• Oligomenorrhea: cycles more than 35 days apart, or less than 8 periods a year

• Polycystic ovaries: > 20 follicles per ovary OR enlarged volume of >10 cm3

• Hyperandrogenism: elevated testosterone on lab evaluation, or significant hirsutism/acne

September is PCOS Awareness Month, and so this month we are going to discuss this syndrome in detail - where it comes from, lifestyle modifications, supplements with real data, medical interventions, fertility aspects, cancer risks! As a fellow PCOS patient, I'm excited to dive into the data and learn together.