Friday, June 25, 2010 Victoria Beckham Suffers from PCO’s Posted by Eric Williams at 6:13 AM

Victoria Beckham is one of the most glamorous names in Hollywood who suffers from one of the most painful gynecological disorders called PCO’s (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). This singer, entrepreneur and lyricist is married to ace footballer David Beckham and has three sons from him named Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.

While they were planning a fourth child, she discovered that she was suffering form PCO’s. The symptoms of irregular periods were already there but a visit to the gynecologist reconfirmed that fact that indeed, she was a victim of this disorder.
As of now, more that 10-15% women suffer from this health issue which is more common among overweight women, though there have been incidences of lean and healthy girls also experiencing this at an early age.
Symptoms of this disease are

• Repeated appearance of acne
• Excessive growth of hair especially on the upper lip and under the chins. The hair tends to be thick and coarse
• Loss of hair- Though there is excessive hair growth on the face, the scalp losses hair, leading to receding hair lines and thin, scarce hair.
• Infertility. - PCO’s is said to be one of the leading causes of infertility in women with an alarming rise in the past ten years.
• Weight gain- One of the most common symptoms of this disorders is that women tend to put on weight though doctors have also observed exceptions that thin women also encounter this issue.
• Irregular menstruation- Women with this problem also suffer from irregular, heavy and painful menstrual cycles. Some patients of this disease suffer for more than a month’s lapse in their menstruation while some observe just a few weeks.

Though this disease mostly afflicts women in the child bearing age, it’s also cropped up in some women post menopause.