| What causes polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?
The cause of PCOS is unknown. Most researchers think that more than one factor could play a role in developing PCOS. Genes are thought to be one factor. Women with PCOS tend to have a mother or sister with PCOS. Researchers also think insulin could be linked to PCOS. Insulin is a hormone that controls the change of sugar, starches, and other food into energy for the body to use or store. For many women with PCOS, their bodies have problems using insulin so that too much insulin is in the body. Excess insulin appears to increase production of androgen. This hormone is made in fat cells, the ovaries, and the adrenal gland. Levels of androgen that are higher than normal can lead to acne, excessive hair growth, weight gain, and problems with ovulation.
Does polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) run in families?
Most researchers think that PCOS runs in families. Women with PCOS tend to have a mother or sister with PCOS. Still, there is no proof that PCOS is inherited.
Source- http://www.womenshealth.gov
Tags: androgens, Da Vinci’s Health Hub, hormones, Menstration, PCOS, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, pregnancy, women
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Emphasis on weight gain lol & then problems losing it! Regular dieting doesn’t cut it most of time, you have to work twice as hard & often that doesn’t help either. Sadly this world thinks that a size 8 is fat so it just makes us women with PCOS even more depressed….
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— September 5, 2008 @ 3:27 am