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Simon Aylwin
London Endocrinology
Does PCOS cause weight gain?
Endocrinologist Dr Simon Aylwin says that the current thinking is that Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) probably doesn’t cause excessive weight but if individuals have tendencies to PCOS, it will become more apparent if weight increases.
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Current thinking is that Polycystic ovary syndrome probably doesn't cause excess weight, but if individuals have a tendency to Polycystic ovary syndrome, it will become more apparent if weight increases. So quite often, women find that their weight's increased, their periods become irregular and that to a certain extent, is reversible if one achieves that difficult issue of actually managing to lose that weight that has been gained.