Almost everyone who menstruates will experience a late period at least once in their lifetimes. Cycles fluctuate, hormones ebb and flow – it’s the way it is. Missed periods, however, are less common.

Anovulation – a common cause of infertility and a particularly distressing side effect of PCOS.

PCOS can present a number of unpleasant symptoms, and among the most difficult of them to manage is hirsutism – an excess of dark or coarse hair that grows on the face, neck, chest, back, tummy caused by high level of androgens (commonly known as “male” hormones). In fact, in one study, hirsutism was reported as being the most distressing symptom of PCOS.

Wondering if PCOS and depression are linked and if so, how? You aren’t the only one.

If you've been feeling more flustered and anxious than usual then you aren't alone – a report by Anxiety UK revealed that almost half of people in Great Britain reported high anxiety between 20th and 30th March 2020, a sharp increase from the 21% of people who reported high anxiety at the end of 2019.