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Video: Is PCOS Hereditary?
PCOS appears to be hereditary, according to Dr. Keri Greenseid, a fertility doctor with IRMS at St. Barnabas.
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Ask the Experts
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Is PCOS herediatry?
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Dr. Keri Greenseid, The Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Science at St. Barnabas Medical Center: PCOS is multifactorial,
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meaning that there are many different causes of it, and we don't know a specific gene that causes PCOS.
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But we do know that it is hereditary, and it can be more common in patients who have other family members
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or a mother with PCOS.
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