This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of themPolycystic ovary syndrome is a hormonal imbalance that occurs in about 10-15% of women.Most women, like Meagan Sea, are diagnosed in their 20s and 30s.
“I was like, okay, well, everybody says your body is never the same after having a baby,” she said. “These symptoms have been lingering way too long... I got a blood test done, and my testosterone levels are very high. So that’s how they were able to catch on.” “Let’s say someone, for example, has not had a period for six months. That lining is not shedding,” said Dr. Megan Pallister, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic OB/GYN. “When the lining of a uterus thickens, you can have abnormal cells grow and you can actually end up with endometrial cancer. These are patients who have long-term untreated PCOS. That is a real concern for those patients.”If you don’t want to take birth control, Dr. Pallister said there are other treatment options.