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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

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How Many Women Have PCOS?

About one in ten women of childbearing age has PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). It can occur in girls as young as 11 years old. PCOS is the most common cause of female infertility, which is not being able to get pregnant.

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April 2007
www.4woman.gov/
Reviewed By: Louis V. DePaolo, Ph.D.
Chief, Reproductive Sciences Branch
Center for Population Research
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development