Last June was a big month. I completed my first half marathon, joined Weight Watchers and got a diagnoses that will stay with me for the rest of my life. During my first appointment with my new doctor he suggested we test for something based on some symptoms I had been having for 2 ½ years combined with some other stuff. So after the lab results came back, so came the diagnoses.
PCOS
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
On one hand it was great to have a diagnoses and an answer (and a prescription) but at the same time it sucks. It has no cure, affects different aspects of ones life/body and presents completely differently in each person. As a result of the PCOS I am on 2 meds now. Metformin for the insulin resitance component and Niacin for the high cholesterol. So this will be something that I will have to fight for the rest of my life. I hope in getting things “under control’ now that hopefully the rest of life will not be as huge of a struggle as it could be.
PCOS Fact Sheet
• PCOS is an Endocrine Disorder
• Not all women with PCOS have cysts on their ovaries
• There is no cure for PCOS, although it is treatable
• 70-90% of androgen excess is caused by PCOS
• It is the most common endocrine disturbance in women of reproductive age
• Patients who have PCOS are at higher risk for having insulin resistance, and for developing type II diabetes mellitus and possible cardiovascular disease.
• 4 in 10 cases of diabetes in pre-menopausal women can be linked to PCOS
• PCOS is also know as Stein Leventhal Syndrome, PCOD (polycystic ovary disease, Syndrome O and Syndrome X
• PCOS is the leading cause of infertility
• The susceptibility to PCOS is often inherited; however the precise cause is unknown.
• Up to 10% of women of reproductive age have PCOS
• Once diagnosed, in most patients PCOS can be managed effectively
• New evidence suggests that using medications that lower insulin levels in the blood may be effective in restoring menstruation and reducing some of the health risks associated with PCOS
• Many PCOS symptoms are the result of high levels of androgens
• About one-third of women with PCOS who are overweight have insulin resistance
PCOS
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
On one hand it was great to have a diagnoses and an answer (and a prescription) but at the same time it sucks. It has no cure, affects different aspects of ones life/body and presents completely differently in each person. As a result of the PCOS I am on 2 meds now. Metformin for the insulin resitance component and Niacin for the high cholesterol. So this will be something that I will have to fight for the rest of my life. I hope in getting things “under control’ now that hopefully the rest of life will not be as huge of a struggle as it could be.
PCOS Fact Sheet
• PCOS is an Endocrine Disorder
• Not all women with PCOS have cysts on their ovaries
• There is no cure for PCOS, although it is treatable
• 70-90% of androgen excess is caused by PCOS
• It is the most common endocrine disturbance in women of reproductive age
• Patients who have PCOS are at higher risk for having insulin resistance, and for developing type II diabetes mellitus and possible cardiovascular disease.
• 4 in 10 cases of diabetes in pre-menopausal women can be linked to PCOS
• PCOS is also know as Stein Leventhal Syndrome, PCOD (polycystic ovary disease, Syndrome O and Syndrome X
• PCOS is the leading cause of infertility
• The susceptibility to PCOS is often inherited; however the precise cause is unknown.
• Up to 10% of women of reproductive age have PCOS
• Once diagnosed, in most patients PCOS can be managed effectively
• New evidence suggests that using medications that lower insulin levels in the blood may be effective in restoring menstruation and reducing some of the health risks associated with PCOS
• Many PCOS symptoms are the result of high levels of androgens
• About one-third of women with PCOS who are overweight have insulin resistance
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