Hello, I too had the light periods and at time, very heavy periods. I felt happy to even had a period at that time. But then a doctor suggested birth control, that helped, but then I got headaches so bad, that I had them all the time. So I stopped taking the birth control. When you have PCOS, you feel like you take what you get and deal with the symptoms as they come along. It stinks but you learn to deal with it after a while. I was 19 years old and diagnosed with PCOS. Its been a long time since that diagnosis, and a lot has happened to me, but I'm grateful to have family, a good support system and great friends to listen to what is going on. Good luck to you and I hope you find what you need in life.

I wouldn't be concerned about cancer unless you have had an abnormal pap smear recently. If you haven't had a pap, you should have one done with your obgyn in October. Taking iron for a period of time should take care of the anemia (I've had to do this) and the birth control will help regulate your period.