Maybe I'm waaay wrong on this, but aren't married women the biggest consumers of birth control?

[Ilsa]

7. My friend's unmarried daughter has PCOS. She requires

Daily use of "the pill" to manage her symptoms. Several years ago she had a cyst rupture and although she wasn't hospitalized, a family member had to stay with and care for her for about a week. Needless to say, she needed a different dose, but many young women manage with fairly common dosages of birth control pills to manage their symptoms.

I don't have PCOS*, but I had a small cyst rupture once. It was like being stabbed in the abdomen repeatedly with an ice pick. The Pill isn't just for birth control. It helps a lot of young women manage debilitating symptoms caused by their reproductive systems. It's why many middle aged women become more productive after hysterectomies.


*PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders among females. PCOS is a complex, heterogeneous disorder of uncertain etiology, but there is strong evidence that it can, to a large degree, be classified as a genetic disease.[1][2][3]PCOS produces symptoms in approximately 5% to 10% of women of reproductive age (approximately 12 to 45 years old). It is thought to be one of the leading causes of female subfertility[4][5][6] and the most frequent endocrine problem in women of reproductive age.[7]The principal features are anovulation, which results in irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, and ovulation-related infertility; excessive amounts or effects of androgenic (masculinizing) hormones, which results in acne and hirsutism; and insulin resistance, which is often associated with obesity,Type 2 diabetes, and high cholesterol levels.[8]Finding that the ovaries appear polycystic on ultrasound is common, but it is not an absolute requirement in all definitions of the disorder. The symptoms and severity of the syndrome vary greatly among affected women.