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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
What you need to know about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
I was having dinner with two friends recently and they asked me what I did over the weekend. When I told them I was writing about cysts one of my friends asked me cautiously, "You mean like ovarian cysts?" I nodded and then both friends proceeded to tell me that they suffered from a condition called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Of course I had no idea that this was an issue for them. But then again most people don't talk about cysts over dinner. But maybe they should.
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