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PCOS Increases Risk For Diabetes
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal disorder affecting as many as 20% of reproductive-aged women worldwide. Two factors implicated in the development of PCOS – obesity and insulin resistance, are also risk factors for type 2 diabetes. In fact, studies show that one out of every two premenopausal women with morbid obesity will be diagnosed with PCOS. A recent study also found that women with PCOS are four times as likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when compared to women without PCOS.
What is PCOS?
PCOS is a condition in which a woman has an imbalance of female sex hormones which may lead to changes in the menstrual cycle, cysts in the ovaries, skin changes such as increased facial and body hair and acne,…
Please read original article PCOS Increases Risk For Diabetes posted on Healthy Black Girls on 29 September 2017 | 4:24 pm —
