DOES YOUNG WOMAN WITH MORBID OBESITY AND METABOLIC SYNDROMES HAVE ILL EFFECTS TO THEIR HEALTH?
The Hindu
The worldwide upward trend in obesity has been dramatic, now affecting more than 20% of women of their reproductive age. Women with Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) who are also obese demonstrate a
The worldwide upward trend in obesity has been dramatic, now affecting more than 20% of women of their reproductive age. Women with (PCOS) who are also obese demonstrate a more severe metabolic and reproductive phenotype. PCOS is depicted by hyperandrogenism, polycystic ovaries, and anovulation. It increases the risk of insulin resistance (IR), type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. PCOS is the cause of up to 30% of infertility in couples seeking treatment. Currently, there is no cure for PCOS.
Symptoms of PCOS are delayed menses and pigmentation in private parts and facial hair. Infertility and hypothyroidism also increase Obesity as these diseases will never allow young women to lose weight even after long tiring exercises & diet modifications.
Many patients would have tried all sort of non-surgical methods to lose weight like exercises, Keto diets & Medications. Initially they might lose few kgs but in long term they gain back the lost extra kilos because of water weight comes back quickly.