Irregular Periods? It Could Be PCOS ⚠️ | Don’t Ignore the Signs

Added: 2026-05-17

[00:00:00]So, the common symptoms of PCOD will be irregular menstruation, anovulation, excessive [music] hair growth on the face, especially around the chin, pigmentation in the armpits, genital area, and the neck. We call it as acanthosis nigricans. The excessive hair growth is called as hirsutism. And because of chronic anovulation, women don't tend to have regular cycles. [music] When all these symptoms come together or a couple of them, it's important that you visit a doctor [music] and not ignore. It's important that women girls have at least [music] 10 periods in a year, if not 12. Many patients, mothers mostly, ask us that my daughter is bleeding heavily. She has one period every 2 months. And then some people say, "My daughter has one period twice a month. She has a period on 1st of May and she has a period on maybe 25th [music] of May." That does not mean that she's having too many Menstrual periods are called cyclical bleeding of the uterus. Whenever the uterus is ready to shed, it is not called a menstrual date. It does not mean that it has to come on the same day every month. It is called cycle for a reason. Anybody who has a period between 22 and 30 days, or maybe 30 [music] 32 days, is considered to be having a regular menstrual cycle.