Everyone Healthy Library
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Also Known As: Hyperandrogenic Anovulation; Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD)
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
Connected health information
Explore this condition in a clear order
Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis common
Genderis F
Incidenceis approximately 1 in 20 people
Linked signs and symptoms
14Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Absence or Loss of Menstruation (Amenorrhoea)
- Acne
- Blood Pressure High (Hypertension)
- Cholesterol Raised
- Dandruff (Flaky Scalp)
- Hair Growth Excessive (Hirsutism)
- Infertility
- Menstrual Periods Abnormal
- Mind: Depression
- Obesity
- Pain During Menstruation (Dysmenorrhoea)
- Skin Oily
- Voice Deepening
- Weight Gain (Body Mass Index Raised)
Linked drugs / medications
1Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
12Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Medical therapy
2Lifestyle changes
7Alternative and complementary therapies
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
5These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological and test markers
5This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
5- Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0.6–55 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 1.49–15 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Concentration
- Intracranial Pressure (Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure, CSF Pressure)Linked diagnostic tests1Intracranial Prassure Monitoring (CSF Pressure)
- Luteinizing Hormone (LH)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 3–56 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 1.2–8 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Concentration
- ProlactinReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0–24 ng/mL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0–19 ng/mLLinked diagnostic tests1Prolactin Concentration
- TestosteroneReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0.8–1.65 nmol/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 15–24.4 nmol/LLinked diagnostic tests1Testosterone Concentration
Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The main information article for this record is not yet available in the database.