PCOS Symptom Assessment Tool
Check if your symptoms fit a PCOS pattern. Free, private and instant.
How to use the PCOS Assessment
- Choose your periods: Regular (every 21-35 days), Sometimes more than 35 days apart, Usually more than 35 days apart or fewer than 8 a year or I rarely or never have periods.
- Choose extra dark hair on chin, upper lip, chest or belly: None, Mild (chin or upper lip), Moderate (face and body) or Severe.
- Choose acne: None or occasional, Regular breakouts or Severe or persistent, also on back or chest.
- Choose thinning hair on the scalp: No, Mild or Clear thinning or bald patches.
- Choose weight gain around the waist or hard to lose weight: No, Some or Yes, clearly.
- Choose dark, velvety patches on neck, armpits or groin: No or Yes.
- Choose skin tags: No or Yes.
- Choose loud snoring or told you stop breathing in sleep: No or Yes.
- Choose trying to conceive: Not trying or no difficulty, Trying for 6 to 12 months or Trying for over 12 months.
- Choose ever told you have polycystic-looking ovaries on ultrasound: No or never checked or Yes.
- Choose close relative with PCOS or type 2 diabetes: No, One relative or More than one.
- Press Calculate to get an instant result with a colour scale, chart and plain-English explanation.
About the PCOS Assessment
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects about 1 in 10 women and often shows as irregular periods, extra hair, acne and trouble conceiving. This tool scores your symptoms. It is not a diagnosis; a doctor uses tests to confirm PCOS.
Also known as: PCOS test, PCOS symptoms checker, do I have PCOS quiz, Rotterdam criteria checklist.
Formula and cut-offs
Doctors diagnose PCOS when 2 of 3 are present: irregular or absent ovulation, signs of high androgens, and polycystic-appearing ovaries (Rotterdam criteria). The score here sums symptom points; under 25% is low, 25-49% possible, 50% or more strong pattern.
Frequently asked questions
What are the signs of PCOS?
Irregular or absent periods, excess facial or body hair, acne, thinning scalp hair, weight gain and difficulty getting pregnant.
Can I have PCOS with regular periods?
It is less common but possible when other features are present.
How is PCOS diagnosed?
By a doctor using your history, blood hormone tests and often an ultrasound.
Sources and references
- Office on Women's Health (HHS) - Your menstrual cycle
- NHS - Menopause
- World Health Organization - Anaemia fact sheet
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