Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome:
Risks

"Learn the Health Risks of PCOS
There is more than excess weight to lose!"

Aside for weight that will not come off, women with PCOS are at risk for the following:

• Endometrial hyperplasia (excessive and rapid growth of cells of the lining of the uterus) and endometrial cancer (cancer of the uterine lining) are possible, due to overaccumulation of uterine lining, and also lack of progesterone resulting in prolonged stimulation of uterine cells by estrogen.¹²³⁴
  
  
• Insulin resistance/Type II diabetes. A review published in 2010 concluded that women with PCOS had an elevated prevalence of insulin resistance and type II diabetes, also when controlling for body mass index (BMI).⁵
  
  
• High blood pressure
  
  
• Depression/Depression with Anxiety
  
  
• Dyslipidemia - (disorders of lipid metabolism) — cholesterol and triglycerides. PCOS patients show decreased removal of plaque in the arteries.⁶
  
  
• Cardiovascular disease
  
  
• Strokes
  
  
• Infertility and Miscarriage⁷⁸
  
  
• Autoimmune thyroiditis⁹

It you found this site with the desire to lose weight and find that you have the symptoms of PCOS, I urge you to contact me and/or your health care practitioner and begin a protocol to address the root cause of your PCOS.

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2. Hardiman P, Pillay OC, Atiomo W.Polycystic ovary syndrome and endometrial carcinoma.Lancet. 2003 May 24;361(9371):1810-2.
   
3. Mather KJ, Kwan F, Corenblum B.Hyperinsulinemia in polycystic ovary syndrome correlates with increased cardiovascular risk independent of obesity. Fertil Steril. 2000 Jan;73(1):150-6.
   
4. Unfer V, Zacchè M, Serafini A, Redaelli A, Papaleo E.Minerva Ginecol. 2008 Oct;60(5):363-8. Treatment of hyperandrogenism and hyperinsulinemia in PCOS patients with essential amino acids. A pilot clinical study
   
5. Moran LJ, Misso ML, Wild RA, Norman RJ (May 2010). "Impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Hum Reprod Update 16 (4): 347–63.
   
6. Rocha MP, Maranhão RC, Seydell TM, et al. (April 2010). "Metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and lipid transfer to high-density lipoprotein in young obese and normal-weight patients with polycystic ovary syndrome". Fertil. Steril. 93 (6): 1948–56.
   
7. Goldenberg N, Glueck C (2008). "Medical therapy in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome before and during pregnancy and lactation". Minerva Ginecol 60 (1): 63–75.
   
8. Boomsma CM, Fauser BC, Macklon NS (2008). "Pregnancy complications in women with polycystic ovary syndrome". Semin. Reprod. Med. 26 (1): 72–84.
   
9. Troischt MJ, Mehlman TR, and Nield LS (November 1, 2008). "Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Intriguing Diagnosis". Consultant for Pediatricians. http://www.consultantlive.com/consultant-for-pediatricians/article/1145470/1404582.

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