is it common for a 20 year old to have pcos?

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It is becoming more common. I think that PCOS is related to insulin overproduction, and that is happening at a younger and younger age, unfortunately.

I had great success using red raspberry capsules a week before and a week after my ovulation, to prevent the cyst from getting so hard it would rupture. Red raspberry tea is good too.

Check out www.hufa.org for basic information on low blood sugar, another result of high insulin and the symptoms link, to check yourself out.

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PCOS is one of the most common hormonal disorders among women of childbearing age (from the onset of puberty or menstruation until menopause). According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, about 5 percent of women in the United States have it.

You can get a lot of information on dealing with PCOS at http://health.ivillage.com/gyno/ovpcos/topics/0,,9557nzbq,00.html?ice=ivl,searcht

good luck!

Very common. I was 19. I think that is about the age we start realizing something is not right.

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