What are the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome?

Multiple ovary syndrome is extremely common among women. Many patients do not pay too much attention to the abnormal reactions of their bodies at the beginning, and will not go for examination and treatment until it becomes serious. In fact, the reason for this consequence is the lack of understanding of the disease, so today the editor mainly wants to introduce the specific clinical symptoms of the disease. Everyone should quickly deepen their understanding through the following article.

1. Infertility. Due to long-term anovulation, patients often suffer from infertility, and sometimes may have occasional ovulation or miscarriage, with an incidence rate of up to 74%.

2. Abnormal menstruation. Menstruation is scanty or amenorrhea may occur, and in a few cases, functional uterine bleeding may occur. It often occurs during adolescence, as a continuation of irregular menstruation after menarche, sometimes accompanied by dysmenorrhea.

3. Obesity. Overweight exceeds 20%, and those with a body mass index ≥25 account for 30% to 60%. Obesity is mostly concentrated in the upper body, with a waist/hip ratio > 0.85. It usually starts during adolescence and gradually worsens with age.

4. Hairy. Due to the increase in androgen levels, the vellus hair on the upper lip, lower jaw, chest, back, middle of the lower abdomen, both sides of the upper thighs and around the anus may become thicker and more numerous, but the degree of hirsutism is not proportional to the androgen level (affected by multiple factors such as the number of receptors, estrogen, SHBG and the sensitivity of hair follicles to androgens). It may also be accompanied by acne, excessive facial sebum secretion, deep and rough voice, enlarged clitoris, Adam's apple and other signs of masculinization.

5. Enlarged ovaries. A small number of patients can feel enlarged and firm ovaries through general gynecological examination, but most patients need auxiliary examinations to confirm the diagnosis.

6. Estrogen effects. All patients showed good estrogen response. During examination, a large amount of cervical mucus may be seen. Continuous and large amounts of estrogen can cause rapid endometrial hyperplasia, atypical hyperplasia, and even cancer.

All the discomfort reactions introduced in this article may occur in patients with multiple ovary syndrome, so once women find similar situations in their daily lives, they should pay attention to it immediately and do corresponding gynecological examinations in time to avoid the sequelae of infertility as much as possible.