# The person who wrote I enjoy being a girl should be shot. (TMI)

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**Created:** [September 16, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-person-who-wrote-i-enjoy-being-a-girl-should-be-shot-tmi/596458 "2011-09-16T01:34:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-person-who-wrote-i-enjoy-being-a-girl-should-be-shot-tmi/596458/42 "2011-09-18T18:30:08Z")

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Common symptoms of PCOS include

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[li]Menstrual disorders: mostly [oligomenorrhea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligomenorrhea) (few menstrual periods) or [amenorrhea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amenorrhea) (no menstrual periods), but other types of menstrual disorders may also occur.[/li][li][Infertility](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infertility): generally resulting from chronic [anovulation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anovulation) (lack of ovulation).[/li][li][High levels of masculinizing hormones](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperandrogenism): mostly [acne](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acne) and [hirsutism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirsutism) (excess hair), but may produce [hypermenorrhea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermenorrhea) (very frequent menstrual periods) or other symptoms.[[8]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycystic_ovary_syndrome#cite_note-AMN-7) Approximately three-quarters of patients with PCOS (by the diagnostic criteria of NIH/NICHD 1990) have evidence of hyperandrogenemia.[[9]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycystic_ovary_syndrome#cite_note-huang-8)[/li][li][Metabolic syndrome](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_syndrome): This appears as a tendency towards [central obesity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_obesity) and other symptoms associated with [insulin resistance](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin_resistance). Serum [insulin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin), insulin resistance and [homocysteine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homocysteine) levels are significantly higher in subjects having PCOS.[[10]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycystic_ovary_syndrome#cite_note-9)[/li][/ul]  
[Diagnostic info](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polycystic_ovary_syndrome#Diagnosis)

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**Author:** ![gerthearcejor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@gerthearcejor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerthearcejor)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-person-who-wrote-i-enjoy-being-a-girl-should-be-shot-tmi/596458/43 "2011-09-21T03:30:42Z")

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