Can Heavy Periods Be A Symptom Of PCOS?

Posted on Sun, 1 Nov 2015

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Question : Can heavy periods be a sympton of polysistic ovarian syndrome?

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
no heavy periods are not indicative of pcos

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query to HCM,

Menorrhagia is not a criteria for PCOS , But oligomenorrhagia can be where menses are delayed and the delayed menses can be heavy. The criteria for establishing PCOS are :-
1. Clinical hyperandrogenism - HIrsutism, acne, acanthosis nigricans.
2. Oligomenorrhoea.
3. Polycystic ovaries on ultrasound pelvis.
4. both sided ovarian volume more than 10cc.
5. Anovulatory cycles
6. Accompanied obesity

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar