 PCOS Mentioned in Essence Magazine
The Best Advice from Black Ob-Gyns By Jessica Cumberbatch
Essence Magazine September 2007 Issue pp.133-140. PCOS is mentioned on page 138-140. Quote:
M.D. Advice: An irregular period could be a sign of diabetes.
"Many Women are walking around with polycystic ovarian syndome [PCOS}, thinking that their irregular periods are just a part of who they are,'" says Wrica Marsh, M.D., a reproductive endocrinology and fertility fellow at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. " It's a very underdiagnosed condition." A collection of variable traits (which include ovarian cysts), some symptoms of PCOS (such as increased facial hair) result from higher levels of the hormone androgen in the bloodstream.
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The concerns doctors have, however, run even deeper than just diagnosing PCOS. As many as 45 percent of women with PCOS also have iether impaired glucose tolerance, which can be a precursor to diabetes, or Type 2 diabetes itself. The link is complex, but women with PCOS who are overweight and have a family member with Type 2 diabetes appears to be most at risk. Suspect something? Call your doctor.
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