PCOS Type Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. What has your experience been with bleeding or spotting between expected periods?
I have not noticed bleeding between expected periods.
I noticed one brief episode of light spotting.
Spotting or bleeding has recurred between periods.
Unexpected bleeding has been heavy or accompanied by severe pain, weakness, dizziness, or possible pregnancy.
2. If someone observed you sleeping, which description would best match your current sleep-breathing pattern?
There is no known recurring loud snoring, gasping, or breathing interruption.
Occasional snoring has been mentioned, without gasping or daytime effects.
Loud snoring is frequent, or I regularly wake unrefreshed and struggle with daytime sleepiness.
Someone has observed repeated pauses, choking, or gasping, or I have dangerous sleepiness during activities such as driving.
3. Looking at androgen-related changes as a group, which pattern is closest to your experience?
I have not noticed a cluster of these changes.
One mild change has developed gradually.
Several changes have gradually become persistent.
Multiple changes developed quickly, or they include voice deepening or another marked physical change.
4. After ordinary meals, how often do you experience a notable combination of energy crash, shakiness, intense hunger, or difficulty concentrating?
I do not experience this as a recurring pattern.
It happens occasionally and is mild.
It happens repeatedly and affects my daily routine.
Episodes are severe, involve fainting or confusion, or make it unsafe to continue what I am doing.
5. How has skin oiliness changed outside short-lived situations such as hot weather or a new product?
There has been no sustained change.
Oiliness increases occasionally but returns to my usual baseline.
Oiliness has become persistent and is a noticeable change from my baseline.
A pronounced change appeared quickly together with severe acne, rapid hair growth, or scalp thinning.
6. Imagine planning travel several months ahead. How predictable would the timing of your period be from your recent pattern?
I could estimate it within a fairly consistent window.
The estimate might be off occasionally, but the overall pattern is recognizable.
The timing often shifts enough that planning around it is difficult.
There is no usable recent pattern because periods are extremely irregular or absent.
7. Have you noticed darker, thicker, or velvety-feeling skin, especially around the neck, underarms, groin, or under the breasts?
I have not noticed this type of skin change.
There is a small, subtle area that has remained stable.
The change is clear, persistent, or present in more than one area.
It appeared or spread rapidly, or it is accompanied by other significant unexplained symptoms.
8. When you are not pregnant or using medication intended to suppress periods, what best describes the usual time from the start of one period to the next?
It is generally predictable and about 21-35 days.
A cycle occasionally runs somewhat longer than 35 days.
Cycles are repeatedly longer than 35 days or vary substantially.
I have gone about 90 days or longer without a period for no established reason.
9. Which description best matches acne or recurring inflamed breakouts after adolescence?
I do not have a new or persistent breakout pattern.
I have occasional breakouts that settle without becoming a continuing pattern.
Breakouts are persistent or regularly affect areas such as the lower face, jaw, chest, or back.
Severe or painful acne developed suddenly, particularly alongside other rapid physical changes.
10. When you compare your scalp hair with earlier photos or your previous routine, what do you notice?
No meaningful change in density or shedding.
A slight or temporary increase in shedding without visible thinning.
Ongoing thinning, a wider part, or reduced density near the crown or front.
Rapid, pronounced, or patchy hair loss that has not been medically assessed.
11. Which description best fits thirst, urination, or vision changes lately?
I have not noticed a new pattern in these areas.
One mild change occurred briefly and resolved.
Increased thirst or urination has persisted, or blurred vision recurs.
These changes are pronounced or occur with vomiting, confusion, marked weakness, or rapid breathing.
12. Over recent months, what best describes changes in your weight or waist measurement without an intentional change in eating or activity?
There has been no meaningful unexplained change.
There has been a small fluctuation that has mostly stabilized.
There has been a persistent increase or repeated regain that is unusual for me.
The change has been rapid or substantial, or it is accompanied by swelling, breathlessness, or feeling acutely unwell.
13. During the past year, how often have expected periods been skipped?
They have not been skipped outside an explained situation such as pregnancy or prescribed cycle suppression.
One expected period was skipped.
Several expected periods were skipped, but the gaps were shorter than three months.
A gap reached roughly three months, or periods stopped abruptly without an established explanation.
14. How has coarse, dark hair on areas such as the chin, upper lip, chest, abdomen, or back changed for you?
I have not noticed new coarse, dark hair in these areas.
A small number of new hairs have appeared gradually.
Coarse hair has progressively increased in one or more areas.
Coarse hair appeared rapidly or increased markedly across several areas.
15. When bleeding occurs, which description comes closest to your recent experience?
The duration and flow are typical for me and do not create a new concern.
It has occasionally been somewhat longer or heavier than my usual pattern.
It repeatedly lasts more than seven days or is substantially heavier than my previous pattern.
I have soaked through protection about hourly for multiple hours, felt faint, or passed very large clots.