Medically reviewed by Dr. Maureen Schulte, MD, board-certified reproductive endocrinologist. September is PCOS Awareness Month, and a good opportunity to revisit one of the issues many women face when trying to get pregnant and have a family. It’s well known that advanced maternal age is the biggest challenge to getting or staying pregnant but polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS affects more than 20% of women during their family-building years. Dr. Maureen Schulte, Dr. Molin