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title: "PCOS: diagnosis, treatment and everyday life"
description: "What polycystic ovary syndrome is, how it’s diagnosed under the 2023 international guideline, treatment options, fertility and long-term health."
url: "https://myruva.co/learn/topics/pcos"
language: "en-GB"
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# PCOS: diagnosis, treatment and everyday life

Plain guides built on the 2023 international PCOS guideline: diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, fertility and looking after your health over the years.

- [How PCOS is diagnosed](https://myruva.co/learn/how-pcos-is-diagnosed): How symptoms, blood tests and scans fit together to diagnose PCOS, and why the checks are different for teenagers. No single test can diagnose PCOS.
- [Living with PCOS: food, movement and weight](https://myruva.co/learn/pcos-lifestyle-food-and-movement): What the evidence says about food and activity with PCOS, and support that respects your body, choices and situation. Includes when to get help.
- [PCOS treatment options](https://myruva.co/learn/pcos-treatment-options): How hormone treatments, metformin and other options fit different PCOS goals, and the limits of the evidence on inositol.
- [PCOS, fertility and pregnancy](https://myruva.co/learn/pcos-fertility-and-pregnancy): Options if you have trouble ovulating, planning a pregnancy, and the extra checks recommended in pregnancy with PCOS. Includes when to get help.
- [PCOS: changes to periods, skin and hair](https://myruva.co/learn/pcos-skin-hair-and-cycles): Why PCOS can affect periods, acne and hair growth, which treatments may help, and when to ask to be checked. Includes when to get help, with UK and US notes.
- [PCOS: long-term health and emotional wellbeing](https://myruva.co/learn/pcos-long-term-health-and-wellbeing): The checks recommended for diabetes, heart health and the womb lining, plus support with sleep, mood and eating problems.
- [What PCOS is, and why its name has changed](https://myruva.co/learn/what-is-pcos): What PCOS means, its new name PMOS, common symptoms, and why care goes beyond periods and fertility. Having PCOS doesn’t mean you can’t get pregnant.