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Controlling polycystic
ovary syndrome
By Denise Noyer, LAc, FABORM POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) IS NOT JUST THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF INFERTILITY OR THE MOST COMMON HORMONE DISORDER AFFECTING WOMEN. THIS DISORDER HAS MANY OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERNS.
MOST WOMEN WITH PCOS are overweight and develop many small cysts on their ovaries. These cysts are not harmful, but they do cause hormonal imbalance. This hormonal imbalance expresses itself with symptoms of acne, excess body and facial hair, irregular or non-existing periods and weight gain. It is most familiar as a cause of female infertility yet, in addition to infertility, PCOS is associated with insulin resistance, diabetes type 2, and an increased risk of miscarriage, heart disease and endometrial cancer.
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