I think it's something you are born with. it's just not "noticable" until we hit puberty or our symptoms get out of control or when we try to start a family and can't get pregnant. I know that as I'm getting older, more symptoms seem to pop up or get worse, so it could be that in some cases women might not think much of having irregular periods, and ignore that "problem" for quite awhile, for instance.
I'm pretty sure my grandma and my great-aunt had PCOS, but they didn't talk about this kind of thing in that generation. I think several (if not all) of my female cousins have it too...they've all had problems getting pregnant and other "female issues." |