Thread by @TheTalkDoctor_

For those who know me well, my love for +sized women is never in doubt 🙈.
Early uni days, I met a lady, Lara(definitely not her name🙄), thick to a fault, with the right obstacles 😍. That obviously attracted me.Then,I'd always tease her about her hairy nature..
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'I'm the only hairy one in my house' she'd always say.
As we got close,she told me about her irregular menses & how she felt she sounded like a guy. She was also always buying one facial cream or the other.'Nawa o. Why?' I asked.Her response?
'Can't you see how rough my face is?'

Sadly, I couldn't exactly relate/help her. I was just in bloody 100 level😂

It was when I got to 400l that I realized that all Lara was telling me were seen in a condition called PCOS, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

So what's PCOS? @MedplusPharmacy
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PCOS is a problem with hormones that affects women during their childbearing years(ages 15-44).
The Ovaries are responsible for producing oestrogen & progesterone which gives a woman the endowment she has😉, regulates her menses & helps with ovulation & pregnancy
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We can't exactly say what causes PCOS but that high levels of male hormones prevent the ovaries from producing hormones & making eggs normally.
However, if there's a family history of PCOS, then there's increased risk.

OBESITY is also a risk factor. How?
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Insulin is a hormone the pancreas makes to help the body breakdown sugar from foods.
Obesity causes INSULIN RESISTANCE&with this, the body’s demand for insulin increases.The pancreas makes more insulin & extra insulin makes the ovaries produce more male hormones.
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This condition is very common(1 in 3 ladies) & those who have it could notice;
-Irregular periods & when they see their period,it can be very heavy.
BUT!
Heavy/Irregular period ISN'T EQUAL TO PCOS!There are 1001 causes so see your doctor ASAP! @MedplusPharmacy
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Other symptoms?
- Lots of facial/body hair.(Alot of Igbo ladies have been mocked for this. O WRONG!😢)
-Acne
- Weight gain
- Loss of hair on your head/baldness
-Headaches
-Dark skin patches especially around neck, thighs & underneath the breasts.@MedplusPharmacy
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If you have noticed the above symptoms over a period of time, please see a Doctor for confirmation cos as I said, alot of conditions could present with these symptoms. @MedplusPharmacy

More importantly, BREATHE. You will be fine.🙂
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Realizing that you have PCOS can hurt&you wonder if there's a cure. Sadly,there no cure BUT the symptoms can be reduced/eliminated.

It starts with LIFESTYLE CHANGES;Weight loss, diet & exercise
Losing just 5-10% of your body weight can help improve your symptoms
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There are drugs that the Doctor will also give you BUT I assure you that the focus is LIFESTYLE CHANGE.

See your Doctor+Check the flyer for details. @MedplusPharmacy

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