Ignorance is bliss, unless it is affecting your health. For years, I have been plagued by a condition called polycystic ovarian syndrome. This was of no great concern to me because I was ill informed of the perils that this syndrome would put me through. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) affects up to ten percent of all women, and its effects are extended far beyond the ovaries and the reproductive years (Polycystic 1). PCOS is not recognizable through any one symptom; rather it is a combination of several independent symptoms. …
