So, I've been wondering...does obesity cause PCOS or does PCOS cause obesity. I've seen that they basically go hand in hand...but what comes first? I'm obese (boy thats not fun to admit), and have been gaining steadily since high school I'm now 26. I was an average size at 17-18 but have gained about 15 lbs a year. But I've had problems menstruating since the onset at age 13. So is pcos to blame for the weight gain? (i've not actually been diagnosed yet, but dude I've got all the symptoms).
Thats a very good question..i wonder the same myself. I started my AF when i was 13 and i only weighed 102 (same height now as i was then and i way 167 now) When i was 13 i would get my period every 3 weeks for about 12 days at a time. I gained weight at about sophmore year 140ish and my periods continued the same. I have been a stead 150-175 for about 3 years. It wasnt until mid last year my periods started comming less and less. Sorry for the long story just trying to give you my input..What do you think??
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I was wondering this issue myself and asked the Dr. She pretty much had the same response. Maybe the weight issues themselves are genetic too? Maybe, I don't know. I'm a thin cyster so any info from the internet is so confusing I've given up looking at anything but the research I have found on here. It still does not answer most questions I have....but I am far more informed now and much of my life makes way more sense.
this is a really good question. i've heard several stories of cysters being overweight and their PCOS symptoms haywire, and once they lose the weight, all the problems seem to dissappear. maybe it's concindense (sp) or not. we need some studies on this topic. i do know that i was always a small child and not until i hit puberty that i started gaining weight. i do take responsibility for my weight now because i make many unhealthy choices, but when i first started puberty and for about 5 years i made healthy decisions and still gained weight.
this is a really good question. i've heard several stories of cysters being overweight and their PCOS symptoms haywire, and once they lose the weight, all the problems seem to dissappear. maybe it's concindense (sp) or not. .
It's not a coincidence that the symptoms get worse or better with changes in weight and lifestyle, but the 'symptoms' are just that "outward signs" of an underlying problem. Just because symptoms come and go, doesn't mean the underlying problem does.
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we need some studies on this topic.
There are plenty of studies on the topic.
Of course there could always be more, but just this year so far, 284 studies have been published on pcos. That's close to 2 studies per day being published on pcos.
What would be great is if women with pcos, and doctors treating women with pcos read them. Some of them. ANY of them.
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"i've heard several stories of cysters being overweight and their PCOS symptoms haywire, and once they lose the weight, all the problems seem to dissappear. maybe it's concindense (sp) or not."...quoting below post.
I was a very healthy weight and I had even worse symptoms...so weight being the core issue? I'm not sure about that. In fact I was a world class swimmer...no weight problems, but every thing else, so this theory makes no sense at all.
I'm curious as to why people wnat to blame themselves...this is not good.
I'm a thin cyster so any info from the internet is so confusing I've given up looking at anything but the research I have found on here. It still does not answer most questions I have....
Ok, so it didn't quite come out the way I was planning...I know not all women with pcos are obese. It does say that obesity is one of the symptoms. I was just wondering with women that have that symptom, does the pcos cause the obesity or do obese women develop pcos because they are heavy? Or can it be both, depending on the situation? I just know that I started out at a healthy weight and can not get my weight under control, but have had pcos symptoms since the onset of menstruation.
I did look into cushings...I highly doubt I have that...I think the only symptoms I have are obesity and irregular periods. But I did find that one study said weight gain at adolesence is a symptom caused by pcos. So I guess that answered my question.
I believe PCOS is some genetics, not positive though. So I don't think that being overweight could cause PCOS. Since PCOS is a wide variety of things I think myself it probably has a lot to do with genes. Because there are many overweight people and they don't exhibit the other things like IR or wacky hormones. Geeze IDK this is a good question that will now drive me nuts!
Well, as far as genetics...NO ONE in my family has pcos. So I don't know where mine came from. BUT...it does have to start somewhere...
Of course not all women that are overweight would develop pcos or any other disease like diabetes or whatever. But since docs always say for 'pcos'ers who are overweight to lose weight to get regular again, does that mean the weight caused the pcos?
Chicken or the egg? 
