Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal imbalance that affects women and is one of the leading causes of infertility.
Not all women with PCOS are overweight, have unwanted hair, elevated male hormones, or multiple cysts in the ovaries. It is simply your body’s inability to utilize insulin. The reason it is called a syndrome is that it does not manifest the same way in all women. Dietary changes are key. At East Winds, we spend time teaching you how to regulate insulin and reduce the effects of insulin resistance, which can affect not only your overall health but also your fertility. Many of our patients with PCOS begin to have regular ovulation with treatment.
Some symptoms associated with PCOS:
- IRREGULAR PERIODS
- INFERTILITY
- RECURRENT MISCARRIAGES
- PELVIC PAIN
- ACNE/OILY SKIN OR DANDRUFF
- EXCESS FACIAL & BODY HAIR AROUND BREASTS, UPPER LIP, CHIN, BELLY AND LOW BACK
- THINNING HAIR OR MALE-PATTERNED BALDNESS
- CYSTIC OVARIES (SEEN ON ULTRASOUND, THAT RESEMBLE A STRING OF PEARLS)
- WEIGHT GAIN AND DIFFICULTY LOSING WEIGHT
- PATCHES OF THICK, DARK-COLORED SKIN ON THE NECK, ARMS, BREASTS AND THIGHS
- ROUGH MEALY SKIN/SKIN TAGS
- SLEEP APNEA
- DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY
