PCOS AWARNESS: 8 key indicators in young women

By-health vitality trends

PCOS

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#1 Irregular menstrual cycles

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#2 Excessive hair growth (hirsutism)

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#3 ACNE AND OILY SKIN

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#4 wEIGHT GAIN AND DIFFICULTY LOSING WEIGHT

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#5 THINNING OF HAIR OR HAIR LOSS

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#6 DARKENING OF THE SKIN

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#7 MOOD SWINGS AND DEPRESSION

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#8 dIFFICULTY GETTING PREGNANT

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