Is PCOS Possible After Menopause?
You cannot have PCOS after menopause.
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Let me reassure you first.
PCOS is a condition that most menstruating women have.
It is a hormonal disturbance , and hence totally hormone related.
Menopause means absence of all those hormones and hence, post menopausal women cannot have PCOS !
So please do not worry at all.
Yes, after menopause you should be having the following workup annually -
Internal exam by a Specialist OB - GYN
Annual Pap smear
Pelvic ultrasound scan.
Just have those done, it will also reassure you regarding your fear of ovarian cancer.
Regarding PCOS, you need no treatment since you cannot have it.
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Please get the workup done, and PCOS is thankfully something that you need not worry about at all, at your age.
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