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How To Treat PCOS Naturally – An Inspiring Success Story

year, right through col- completely. When a home gain despite trying several
lege and even after I got pregnancy test came nega- weight loss ‘diets’. P
married. I had consulted a tive, I decided it was time C

dermatologist about a year to visit my gynaecologist. Hormonal Imbalance: The O
back and was prescribed Main Reason Behind My S

Accutane. It did clear up While symptoms of PCOS PCOS.
my acne, but also made can be different for every- A
my skin extra-dry and one, with some women When I described my W

sensitive. Sadly, the acne noticing extra facial hair symptoms to the gyne- A
returned — this time in while others complain of cologist, she immediately R

the form of painful cystic thinning hair, my particu- suspected PCOS. She E
acne along my jawline. lar symptoms included: asked me to get blood N
But I didn’t treat it as yet • Irregular periods. tests to measure fasting E

another warning sign that • Pain in the pelvic re- glucose levels as well as a S
all was not well. Thanks gion. I could literally feel lipid panel. These tests re- S

to my hectic work sched- pain around the ovaries. vealed my fasting glucose
ule, I also kept postponing • Excessive bloating level was 120, which in- 2
my next dermatologist ap- in the pelvic region. So dicated insulin resistance. 0

pointment. bad, that I was unable to I was surprised. Even 2
button up my jeans. though both my parents 0

The big red warning flag • Painful, swollen have Type 2 diabetes, I
went off in my head when breasts. This was not was not expecting to be af-
I finally missed a period. uncommon for me just flicted with glucose intol-

My periods have always before my period, but it erance at the age of 25!!
been pretty consistent was much worse this time

all through life and have around. Additionally, the lipid
never been painful. So profile revealed I had high
when I noticed my period • Cystic acne flare up triglycerides levels and

was becoming more errat- which was rather painful. lower high-density lipo-
ic, getting delayed every What added to my woes protein (HDL), which are

month and becoming pain- was that I now had acne both commonly seen in
ful, I knew something was on my chest too. women with PCOS. Fi-
not right. After about 5 nally, a transvaginal ultra-

months of erratic periods, • I was also worried sound showed numerous
I finally missed a period about unexplained weight cyst-like growths on my

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