Losing Weight with PCOS

I just read this on a medical website:

"If you have PCOS you might need to lose weight"

I think they meant that not everybody with PCOS is overweight, but when I read it I just laughed and thought "no kidding"! A lot of us with PCOS are overweight but losing it isn't always easy, in fact it's an ongoing battle. Yes, symptoms improve with weight-loss but one of the symptoms is that it is harder to lose weight - a catch-22!

Be well,

Lisa x

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PCOS and Hypothyroidism

There is even a strong connection between hypothyroid and polycystic ovary syndrome. “In lab research, when you want to create a polycystic ovary, you create hypothyroidism in the animal,” says Rais.

Career, kids, now thyroid : HindustanTimes.com

This is new to me and very worrying. I wonder how many women with PCOS have been tested for thyroid problems - I'm sure I haven't.

Lisa

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