Why weight loss can help PCOS
'Reducing your weight is crucial. You can manage the symptoms and even reverse PCOS by changing your diet, to eat less carbohydrate and also smaller, more frequent meals. Try to eat a little protein with each meal, too. The good news about having slightly higher levels of testosterone, is that it means the body responds well to exercise and will thank you for your improved physique.'
Dr Adam Carey, reproductive endocrinologist and TV health expert
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Ann-marie rose, about 1 year
hi i went for my scan today and it showed that my left ovarie is larger than normal i have had no period but i have had four prgnancie tests done and there negative what medication or surgery can you get im scared
Report this comment0g1t, about 1 year
hi ther i went for my scan today and it showed i had an enlarged ovarie they think it is polycystic ovaries what surgery or medicacation could i get i have had pregnancy tests done but still no monthlys can you help i have been told im not pregnant
Report this commenttoni, about 1 year
i just wanted some advice, my partner and i have recently started trying for a baby, i am just very anxious that i will be unable to concieve due to my pcos, i am 21 and am overweight, i also get darkened patches of skin, before i started trying to concieve my periods were relitivly regular, give or take a week or so i was having one every month. this month i am well over two weeks late but not pregnant. this is really getting me down. i just wanted to know what the chances of me falling pregnant naturally with the pcos and are there any tests i can have done to determine this? please help!! many thanks, Toni
Report this commentHelen Cannell, over 2 years
Dear Doctor I have been trying to lose weight for 6 months using a combination of diet and cardiovascular exercise, but nothing is making a difference. i am becoming quite anxious as I have been unable to conceive naturally and am waiting IVF treatment, but at 39 years of age, time is ticking fast. I am taking 'metformin' since October 2006 to reduce the symptoms of PCOS - ie weight gain and excessive hair growth, but there is no difference as yet. Could it be I need to up the dose from 300mg to 500mg 3 x / day? Please could you advise me doctor. Kind Regards Helen
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vicky lander, about 1 year
hi i'm 26 years old. i have been told that if i didn't have a baby by the time i'm 25 i stood a 15 -20% chance of having a baby. here i am at 6 no baby. my husband and i have been trying for 9 months and still nothing i am now becoming completely obessesed with not having a baby. whihc hasn't been helped by friends and family announcing they are pregnant. i know that i'm to young to get helpsuch as ivf. it gets my down a lot of the time. i'm scared that i can't ive me and my husband the one thing we want most- A baby.
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