Can an extremely skinny girl have pcos? As I m vry skinny and no symptoms of pcos but my ultrasound reports are showing it. I am 21 and my weight is 43k kgs.

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Being very thin does not rule out pcod. It is the hormonal imbalances that leads to improper ovulation and pcod. Yes it is more common in obese or overweight. It will depend on your usg report and competency of your radiologist to diagnose pcod in usg. It also depends whether you have following clinical features like oligomenorrhoea (delayed menses), signs of hyperandrogenism - acne, hirsutism, weight gain and polycystic ovaries in usg. You may get a repeat usg from another radiologist for confirmation. Also get an lh, fsh assay to confirm pcos. But if you do not have any of the above symptoms, pcos is less likely.

Shefali Sharma · Accepted Answer

Being very thin does not rule out pcod. It is the hormonal imbalances that leads to improper ovulation and pcod. Yes it is more common in obese or overweight. It will depend on your usg report and competency of your radiologist to diagnose pcod in usg. It also depends whether you have following clinical features like oligomenorrhoea (delayed menses), signs of hyperandrogenism - acne, hirsutism, weight gain and polycystic ovaries in usg. You may get a repeat usg from another radiologist for confirmation. Also get an lh, fsh assay to confirm pcos. But if you do not have any of the above symptoms, pcos is less likely.