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  2. How to Reset These 10 Hormones That Affect Weight This Year - AOL

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    Hormone-related health conditions, like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and hypothyroidism, as well as life seasons like menopause, can lead to hormonal changes that make losing weight more ...

  3. 4 Tips for Losing Weight When You Have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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    Other symptoms of PCOS can include: Irregular menstrual cycles. Heavy or long periods. Excess hair growth (hirsutism) Skin changes and acne. Higher body mass index , obesity and difficulty losing ...

  4. Yes, Experts Explain You Can Still Lose Weight If You Have PCOS

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    Losing weight is hard, but it’s especially challenging for women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)—a health condition that affects 1 in 10 women between the ages of 15 and 44. Women with ...

  5. Polycystic ovary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Polycystic ovary syndrome, or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. [14] The syndrome is named after cysts which form on the ovaries of some women with this condition, though this is not a universal symptom and not the underlying cause of the disorder.

  6. Overweight - Wikipedia

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    Being overweight has been shown not to increase mortality [qualify evidence] in older people: in a study of 70 to 75-year old Australians, mortality was lowest for "overweight" individuals (BMI 25 to 29.9), [18] while a study of Koreans found that, among those initially aged 65 or more, an increase in BMI to above 25 was not associated with ...

  7. Abdominal obesity - Wikipedia

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    Central obesity can be a feature of lipodystrophies, a group of diseases that is either inherited, or due to secondary causes (often protease inhibitors, a group of medications against AIDS). Central obesity is a symptom of Cushing's syndrome [ 38 ] and is also common in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

  8. What is PCOS and why is it so hard to diagnose? Doctors ... - AOL

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    People with PCOS are at increased risk of metabolic syndrome — a group of conditions that includes elevated blood pressure, increased waist circumference, high blood-sugar levels, reduced high ...

  9. Weight loss - Wikipedia

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    Intentional weight loss is the loss of total body mass as a result of efforts to improve fitness and health, or to change appearance through slimming. Weight loss is the main treatment for obesity, [1] [2] [3] and there is substantial evidence this can prevent progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes with a 7–10% weight loss and manage cardiometabolic health for diabetic people with a ...