Skipped periods can give any woman on earth tremendous stress and anxiety, resulting in stress acne, hair fall, and weight issues. But is this really just a casual incidence wherein your chums feel too lazy to come or there’s some deeper pathology causing delayed menses? Think of PCOS if you have any of the above symptoms. PCOD / PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Disease/Syndrome) is an Endocrinol disorder in which the female hormones – oestrogen and progesterone are out of balance; resulting in formation of multiple cysts on surface of ovaries causing irregular menses, weight gain, excess facial and body hair, male pattern baldness, acne , infertility and certain masculine features in body. It being a leading Endocrinol disorder in women in the reproductive age, there are many myths prevalent about this disease; partly due to lack of awareness; partly due to the varied presentation in women. This blog will clear all your doubts pertaining to PCOS. Myth 1: PCOS is a rare disease Fact: PCOS is, in fact, the most common Endocrinol disease affecting women in the reproductive age. Approximately 5-10% of women between ages 18-44 in USA suffer from PCOS, i.e. one in every 8 to 10 women have read more [...]