well i am overweight
i have weird very little acne that will not go away
and i have almost noticable facial hair growth
and i know changing my eating habits and exersize will fix this
but as soon as i do that will the facial hair go away
and will the acne clear up?
2007-11-28 13:01:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
To find out if you have PCOS I would recommend consulting with an endocrinologist (a doctor that diagnoses and treats diseases and disorders that involve hormones such as PCOS). They will run a series of tests to rule out other conditions like Cushings' and check your hormone levels to see if the testosterone levels are high as well as other hormones to see what they are doing.
Diet can help some of the symptoms especially if there's a chance that Insulin Resistance might come in to play. About 50% of women with PCOS have Insulin Resistance (one step below full-blown Diabetes) Sometimes in addition to diet medication may be necessary.
To learn even more about PCOS please check out: http://www.pcosupport.org
One thing I found helped my acne is taking prenatal vitamins even though I have never been pregnant. I checked with my doctor and she said it was ok. Ask your doctor if it's ok to try prenatal vitamins to see if it might be of help to you.
2007-11-28 23:27:42 · answer #1 · answered by sokokl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋