PCOS is a life-long disorder like diabetes. Currently, there is no cure, but there are ways to manage or decrease the PCOS symptoms to make one feel better. An expert may advice different medicines that can treat symptoms such as irregular periods, excessive hair growth; even elevated blood sugar or cholesterol. Suffering from PCOS may make it difficult for you to lose excess weight, but managing the weight all together becomes an important objective as it will help you reduce the risk of developing further serious health complications, as PCOS tends to cause high blood pressure and high cholesterols which lead to diabetes, heart disease or stroke. 

The fact that PCOS affects fertility can be a major concern for females at reproductive age. Women with PCOS have a hormonal imbalance and metabolic problems. But that does not mean if you are suffering from PCOS, you can't get pregnant. The disorder is one of the most common, but treatable, causes of infertility. In women suffering from PCOS faces hormonal imbalances which interferes with the process of ovulation that involves growth and release of eggs from the ovaries. If the ovulation is not in order you may have hard times getting pregnant. 

With advances in Fertility treatments there are treatments available to help women get pregnant. Reach out to a doctor and know which fertility treatment will work best for you. Sometime, one need to lose 5% excess weight to help ovulate regularly. The ideal way is to get examined at an advanced clinic under the guidance of highly experienced infertility expert and then decide on plan of treatment. 

PCOS symptoms may diminish after menopause. There are cases, when the menstrual cycle becomes regular when a woman is closer to menopause. However, the hormonal imbalance remains unchanged, so they may still have high risk of developing Diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.