Having higher-than-normal androgen levels can affect your fertility and other aspects of your health. Infertility To get pregnant, you have to ovulate. Women who do not ovulate regularly do not release as many eggs to be fertilized. PCOS is one of the leading causes of infertility in women. Metabolic Syndrome Up to 80 percent of women with […]
The exact cause of PCOS is not known. Factors that might play a role include: Excess insulin. Insulin is the hormone produced in the pancreas that allows cells to use sugar, your body’s primary energy supply. If your cells become resistant to the action of insulin, then your blood sugar levels can rise and your body might produce […]
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder common among women of reproductive age. OR PCOS is a problem with hormones that affects women during their childbearing years (ages 15 to 44). Between 2.2 and 26.7 percent of women in this age group have PCOS. Many women have PCOS but do not know it. In […]