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What is it like to have PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Anxious mood	46 (9%) patients experienced severe severity 181 (35%) patients experienced moderate severity 181 (35%) patients experienced mild severity 109 (21%) patients experienced no severity	Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Lorazepam
Pain	130 (25%) patients experienced severe severity 182 (35%) patients experienced moderate severity 106 (21%) patients experienced mild severity 99 (19%) patients experienced no severity	Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Tramadol, Amitriptyline
Insomnia	93 (18%) patients experienced severe severity 137 (27%) patients experienced moderate severity 130 (25%) patients experienced mild severity 156 (30%) patients experienced no severity	Zolpidem, Trazodone, Amitriptyline
Fatigue	195 (37%) patients experienced severe severity 167 (32%) patients experienced moderate severity 113 (22%) patients experienced mild severity 46 (9%) patients experienced no severity	Rest, Vitamin B Complex, Multivitamins
Depressed mood	58 (11%) patients experienced severe severity 156 (30%) patients experienced moderate severity 180 (35%) patients experienced mild severity 126 (24%) patients experienced no severity	Duloxetine, Citalopram, Bupropion

What do patients take to treat PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Metformin (Diaformin, PMS-Metformin, Glycon, Diabex)	5 (19%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 5 (19%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 8 (30%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 2 (7%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 7 (26%) could not tell	5 (19%) experienced severe side effects 7 (26%) experienced moderate side effects 9 (33%) experienced mild side effects 6 (22%) experienced no side effects	27

These charts show data from PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) at PatientsLikeMe?

866 patients have this condition
28 New patients joined this month
173 say PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
10 patients	221 patients	356 patients	183 patients	36 patients	6 patients	0 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
100%	Females
0%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	351	351
20-29 years	177	177
30-39 years	40	40
40-49 years	7	7
50-59 years	0	0
60-69 years	0	0
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Not Diagnosed	23	23
Diagnosed	678	678

These charts show data from PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) patients who have completed their condition history

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Last updated: May 24, 2013