Posts Tagged ‘testosterone’


I was just diagnosed with a mild case of PCOS. Should I tell my friends? How?

PCOS is Polycystic ovarian syndrome. From what I’ve gathered: It’s where you have a problem with your hormones as far as having too much testosterone. For me it causes irregular periods, facial hair, ‘irregular’ body hair (as far as hairy back/hands/feet), weight gain, and severe acne all over my body. I’ve been put on birth [...]

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If you have PCOS, does losing weight reverse hair growth?

As I understand it, the hair growth is caused by hormonal imbalance due to the cysts in the ovaries. These cysts secrete androgens, testosterone and I guess other male hormones, which cause the hairs to form and grow. PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) can be caused by or can cause weight gain. I never experienced the [...]

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Can Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome go away?

I went on the pill when I was 16. I was on it for 4 years for the duration of a relationship. When we broke up I went off the pill. My skin broke out, I gained a ton of weight, I didn’t have a period for almost a year, I had insulin resistance, elevated [...]

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Has anyone had Ovarian Cysts or PCOS?

I have been nauseas/vomiting daily for four months. Over the past year I have gained 50 pounds, when I eat healthy and exercise almost daily. I was never thin, but was in shape and now I can’t lose or even maintain my weight, as well as I get lil’ bumps on my arms and feet, [...]

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