What are some symptoms of.....?

Question

polycystic ovary syndrome
ovarian cancer
any other problems...down there?

Oh and also how common does any of this occur under the age of 18?

Answer 1

PCOS

What are the symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)?

These are some of the symptoms of PCOS:

* infrequent menstrual periods, no menstrual periods, and/or irregular bleeding
* infertility or inability to get pregnant because of not ovulating
* increased growth of hair on the face, chest, stomach, back, thumbs, or toes
* acne, oily skin, or dandruff
* pelvic pain
* weight gain or obesity, usually carrying extra weight around the waist
* type 2 diabetes
* high cholesterol
* high blood pressure
* male-pattern baldness or thinning hair
* patches of thickened and dark brown or black skin on the neck, arms, breasts, or thighs
* skin tags, or tiny excess flaps of skin in the armpits or neck area
* sleep apnea―excessive snoring and breathing stops at times while asleep


Ovarian Cancer

Signs and Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer may cause several signs and symptoms. However, most of these may also be caused by benign (non-cancerous) diseases and by cancers of other organs. The most common symptom is back pain, followed by fatigue, bloating, constipation, abdominal pain and urinary urgency. These symptoms tend to occur very frequently and become more severe with time. Most women with ovarian cancer have at least 2 of these symptoms.

Others symptoms, which tend to occur later in the course of the disease, are prolonged swelling of the abdomen, abdominal pain and cramping, a feeling of pelvic pressure, vaginal bleeding, and leg pain.

If there is reason to suspect you may have ovarian cancer, your doctor will use one or more methods to be absolutely certain that the disease is present and to determine the stage of the cancer.

Answer 2

http://www.ocrf.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_ovarian.asp#4

I've done a lot of fundraising for cancer and just recently met with some ladies doing research into Ovarian Cancer.

It's VERY important to get checked out early and to get a number of opinions from different doctors. The scary thing about ovarian cancer is it's VERY hard to detect and is often misdiagnosed and therefore, it's not diagnosed correctly until the cancer is in the late stages of development and most likely already spread throughout the body. That's why it's so dangerous and the death rate is higher than that of other cancers.