Teenage girls can also get polycystic ovary syndrome, because this disease mostly starts in adolescence.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common gynecological endocrine disorders, mostly starting in puberty, clinically characterized by clinical or biochemical manifestations of hyperandrogenism, persistent anovulation, polycystic changes of the ovaries, and often accompanied by insulin resistance and obesity.
If there is polycystic ovary syndrome, patients will mainly show menstrual disorders, that is, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, and sometimes there may be irregular uterine bleeding, or irregular menstrual cycles. Because there is insulin resistance, excessive androgen, etc., so there will be obesity, hirsuteness and other symptoms. Infertility can result because of ovarian ovulation disorders.
If adolescent girls have symptoms such as irregular menstruation, obesity, hirsuteness, acne, etc., they should consider whether they have polycystic ovary syndrome, and they need to have an ultrasound, check the 6 items of sex hormones, and measure the basal body temperature. If polycystic ovary syndrome is identified, short-acting contraceptive pills, such as ethinyl estradiol cyproterone tablets, should be taken under medical supervision to adjust the menstrual cycle.