Is polycystic ovarian syndrome painful, is the biggest doubt of women who want to know about polycystic ovarian syndrome. Actually speaking some women can have painful polycystic ovarian syndrome and some might not even experience any pain and even might ask others “is polycystic ovarian syndrome painful?”

It has been observed that some women who suffer due to polycystic ovarian syndrome might be resistant to insulin and some women with a lower thyroid production in their body. Women suffering from polycystic ovarian syndrome might contain cysts which might be attached to their ovaries which in turn producing hormones in excess known as the androgen. This most often triggers symptoms like acne, weight gain, infertility, hair loss and facial hair. Such women might experience pain in their abdominal region or at the lower back along with irregular, heavy and painful periods.

Painful polycystic ovarian syndrome are most often found to be caused in women with more fat distribution in their upper part of the body, menstrual cycles being irregular, hyperthyroidism, infertility and with past history of ovarian cysts.

Some of the symptoms of painful polycystic ovarian syndrome can include feeling of pressure in the pelvic or abdominal region with pain in the back, discomfort or abdominal pain felt after sexual intercourse or strenuous exercise, pain along with vomiting and nausea during pregnancy, vaginal blood spots or pain in the vagina, infertility and so on.