What is PCOS?
PCOS / PCOD (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome / Disease) is characterized by the formation of multiple cysts in the ovaries. These cysts are actually immature follicles. Every woman has thousands of follicles in each of her ovaries, right since birth. In the absence of this disorder, during reproductive age, every month one follicle from either ovary matures and releases an ovum (egg). In the case of a woman with PCOS, the follicle often fails to expel the ovum, which is what causes