PCOS Myth #2: You have PCOS because you are fat. FALSE. Although gaining weight can make PCOS worse, PCOS is generally the cause of weight gain and not the result of it. In addition, while 60% of women with PCOS are overweight, the remaining 40% are normal or underweight. How then did they get PCOS? Weight gain is a genetic expression that SOME women (not all) experience as a side-effect of the underlying hormonal imbalance. Doctors must not command that a patient simply lose weight before further treatment. The treatment is a requirement to lose the weight. The underlying imbalance must be addressed.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:05:03 +0000
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