I did go and see the gyneacologist but as far as I remember, they didn't actually 'see' multiple ovaries. Which can be explained because at the time (2002 or 2003), my cycles were normalized to 27-29 days, rather than the usual 35-42 and sometimes even 60 days.
However, I did have elevated DHT (no more free T, otherwise I'd have been more muscular), androsteendione and somewhat elevated cortisol levels as well as some hirsutism (excess hair growth).
The excess hair growth seems to have gone away mostly. I've not had my levels re-checked. I've been told that women that suspect PCOS can also self-diagnose by tracking temperature. If they get multiple (ovulation) peaks, it's also quite likely they have PCO(S), since each release of an egg will result in a temperature spike.
I guess that right now a lot of the PCO(S) symptoms no longer or barely apply.
Yet, precisely this month I've just seen a similar spike the day after a huge overfeeding day, but it fell back again the next day. I'd concluded this spike was due to the thermic effect of food, but now I'm not so sure, since I also had the typical 'Mittelschmerz cramps' on that day.
Last month I also overfed by a huge amount on the exact same day (12) but the temperature kept rising, so I landed firmly into the luteal (bulking) phase.
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