I was diagnosed with PCOS at the age of 17 (nearly 4 years ago). My sister also has it, but unfortunately before they diagnosed her she lost both of her ovaries due to cysts. So far, as long as I stay on my b.c., I'm fine, but if I stop taking it (for more than a couple days), I start to have horrible pain from my cysts. Hubby and I aren't quite ready for kids, but when we are, my doctors have decided not to have us try naturally at all; we'll go straight onto fertility pills. They have also advised us not to wait too many more years before we try.