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#Poly_Cystic_Ovary_Syndrome PCOS
PCOS is a HORMONAL DISORDER that affects Women of REPRODUCTIVE AGE (16 - 45 years of age).
1 out of 10 (10%) of ladies are diagnosed with PCOS. 🚺
#PCOS affects woman’s hormonal levels thereby AFFECTING the OVARIES.
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PCOS is a HORMONAL DISORDER that affects Women of REPRODUCTIVE AGE (16 - 45 years of age).
1 out of 10 (10%) of ladies are diagnosed with PCOS. 🚺
#PCOS affects woman’s hormonal levels thereby AFFECTING the OVARIES.
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In HEALTHY WOMEN, the ovaries produce a very small amount of MALE HORMONES called as ANDROGEN.
But In PCOS, due to #INSULIN_RESISTANCE, the ovaries produce EXCESSIVE androgens, RATHER than the female hormones (such as Estrogen & Progesterone). ❌
These Excess #ANDROGENS are
But In PCOS, due to #INSULIN_RESISTANCE, the ovaries produce EXCESSIVE androgens, RATHER than the female hormones (such as Estrogen & Progesterone). ❌
These Excess #ANDROGENS are
responsible for CAUSING lots of body changes SUCH as : Facial Hair (beards) & No or IRREGULAR menstrual flow.
POLY-CYSTIC means ‘Many Cysts.’
In PCoS, Many CYSTS (Small Fluid-filled Sacs containing IMMATURE EGGS) develops inside the Ovaries.
The EGGS are NEVER fully grown to
POLY-CYSTIC means ‘Many Cysts.’
In PCoS, Many CYSTS (Small Fluid-filled Sacs containing IMMATURE EGGS) develops inside the Ovaries.
The EGGS are NEVER fully grown to
