PCOS Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. Once you were at least three years beyond your first period, how persistent were unexplained irregular cycles?
They were not persistent; my cycles generally settled into a regular pattern.
There was one brief stretch of irregularity that later settled.
Irregularity returned during several stretches or occurred in multiple years.
Long or missing cycles remained a continuing pattern across years.
2. During the past year, what pattern best describes acne on your face, chest, shoulders, or back?
I had no acne or only an occasional minor spot.
Breakouts appeared intermittently and settled between episodes.
Breakouts were persistent, recurring, or difficult to control with my usual care.
Acne became suddenly severe, painful, widespread, or left substantial scarring.
3. When washing or styling your hair, what have you noticed around the crown or front of your scalp?
No unusual thinning or increased shedding.
A small or temporary increase in shedding without visible thinning.
Gradual widening of the part, reduced density, or recurring heavy shedding.
Rapid, clearly visible thinning or sudden patchy hair loss.
4. Without a major intended change in eating, activity, medication, pregnancy status, or routine, what weight or waist change have you experienced?
No notable unexplained change.
A small change that was temporary or has remained stable.
A gradual, persistent increase that concerns me or has been difficult to understand.
A rapid or marked unexplained change over a short period.
5. If you remove facial or body hair, how much has the need changed over time?
I do not remove it, or my usual routine has not increased.
I remove a few new hairs occasionally.
I now remove noticeable growth weekly or more often.
The need increased quickly or has become near-daily across multiple areas.
6. Have you noticed darker, thicker, or velvety-feeling skin, especially around the neck, underarms, groin, or beneath the breasts?
No, I have not noticed that type of skin change.
I noticed a small, stable area that has not spread.
The change is clear in one or more areas or has gradually expanded.
It appeared rapidly, became widespread, or developed with other sudden symptoms.
7. What have clinicians or laboratory tests previously indicated about your blood glucose or insulin?
No abnormal result has been identified in testing I have had.
A clinician mentioned a borderline result and suggested future monitoring.
I have repeatedly had elevated results or was told I have prediabetes or insulin resistance.
I was diagnosed with diabetes or had a markedly abnormal result needing prompt follow-up.
8. Apart from hair or acne, have you noticed changes sometimes linked with unusually high androgen levels?
I have not noticed changes such as voice deepening or unexpectedly rapid muscular changes.
I noticed one mild, gradual change that has remained stable.
I noticed more than one gradual change and would like a clinician to assess them.
My voice deepened rapidly, my body changed markedly, or genital tissue enlarged unexpectedly.
9. What typically happened when bleeding followed an unusually long gap between periods?
I have not had that pattern.
It happened once, and the bleeding was close to my usual experience.
It happened more than once, with bleeding that was prolonged or harder to manage.
At least once I soaked through protection about hourly, fainted, or felt severely unwell.
10. What best describes your breathing and alertness during sleep or on waking?
No one has noticed breathing pauses, and I usually wake reasonably refreshed.
I sometimes snore or wake tired, but it is not a persistent pattern.
Loud snoring, choking sensations, morning headaches, or strong daytime sleepiness recur.
Someone has witnessed repeated breathing pauses, or I have awakened gasping with severe breathing difficulty.
11. How has menstrual unpredictability affected ordinary plans such as work, school, travel, or carrying period supplies?
My timing has been predictable enough that I rarely adjust plans.
I occasionally carry supplies or adjust plans because timing may shift.
I frequently plan around uncertain timing or unexpectedly long gaps.
Abrupt bleeding, severe pain, weakness, or faintness has stopped activities or required immediate help.
12. Thinking about times when your cycles were not intentionally suppressed by pregnancy, breastfeeding, or hormonal medication, how regularly did periods begin?
They generally began every 21-35 days with little variation.
A cycle occasionally fell outside that range, but most were predictable.
Cycles often varied substantially or were commonly longer than 35 days.
I had a gap of about 90 days or longer without a period for no known reason.
13. How would you describe coarse, dark hair growth on areas such as the chin, upper lip, chest, abdomen, or back?
I have not noticed coarse, dark hair developing in those areas.
I have a few isolated hairs that have remained fairly stable.
Coarse hair has gradually become noticeable across one or more areas.
The growth became extensive or increased rapidly over a short period.
14. Over the past 12 months, when those same exclusions did not apply, how many menstrual periods did you have?
About 10-12 periods.
About 8-9 periods.
About 5-7 periods.
Four or fewer periods, including none.
15. During recent weeks, how often have unusual thirst and frequent urination occurred together?
They have not occurred together beyond an obvious short-term reason.
They occurred occasionally and settled without becoming a pattern.
They have recurred or regularly interrupted my day or sleep.
They occurred with vomiting, confusion, severe weakness, or rapid breathing.