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Azziz,Ricardo,DanielA.Dumesic,andMarkO.Goodarzi."Polycystic

OvarySyndrome:AnAncientDisorder?"FertilityandSterility95.5(2011):1544
548.ReproductiveFacts.AmericanSocietyforReproductiveMedicine,5Apr.
2011.Web.5Nov.2015.

PCOS appears to be an ancient disorder

Hippocrates medical records imply PCOS was an issue in that
time period
Soranus said that it is natural that masculine women miss
periods
Moises Maimonides also noted that skin that is hard (man-like)
have menstrual irregularity
Over two millenniums statements were made that are signs and
explanations of PCOS
PCOS appears to have been prevalent earlier than racial diversity
PCOS is slightly affected by the increase in obesity
Across the world, prevalence of PCOS is around the same
percentage wise
PCOS began in hunter-gatherer societies
Not many woman who have PCOS are sterile and can have a
normal size family
Women with PCOS may have had significantly different nurturing
skills
Fertility is normal with PCOS if the BMI of patient is that of the
average hunter-gathers
Patients with PCOS should be considered subfertile not infertile
due to this
PCOS is an obvious disadvantage so it could have been
eliminated over this time span
It is possible that PCOS is increasing in severity
Conception rates are lower with those that have PCOS
PCOS must have been this persistent because of some survival
advantages
Race doesnt play a part in PCOS prevalence

It was interesting to be able to see the facts about how long PCOS has
existed and the reasons.