The following symptoms and complaints may indicate polycystic ovary syndrome (PCO syndrome):
Leading symptoms
- Oligomenorrhea (menstrual period disorder: cycle length > 35 days and ≤ 90 days) to amenorrhea to amenorrhea (secondary; absence of menstruation > 90 days.
- Androgenization (v. a. Hirsutism/abnormal increase of male hair: chin, upper lip, chest, pubic region, thighs; androgenetic alopecia/hair loss; more rarely virilization: e.g. deepening of the voice, clitoral hyperthrophy (enlargement of the clitoris).
- Polycystic ovaries [when at least one ovary (ovary) has a volume of at least 10 ml on ultrasound and/or 12 follicles (egg sacs) of two to nine milliliters each are present].
- Seborrhea (oily skin)
- Acne (eg acne vulgaris)
- Alopecia (hair loss)
- Obesity (overweight/obesity) (Note: One-third of PCO patients are slim!]
- Sterility