Vanessa Lima
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I am Yoga teacher with a special interest in women's health, hormone balance and fertility. My mission is to inspire and educate as many women as possible
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What is PCOS?
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition caused due to a hormone dysfunction that affects women. Polycystic: poly=many + cystic= related or characterized by cysts (adjective), which mean many cysts on the ovaries. We have two ovaries, and both are responsible for producing sex hormones. Women with PCOS produce an excessive number of male hormones which disrupt the menstrual cycle. Another function of the ovaries is to shelter and protect the eggs every woman is born with until they are ready to be used. From puberty we begin to release an egg each month (in a healthy menstrual cycle.) With PCOS the egg may not be released or if it is, it rarely gets mature enough to continue the ovulation process. It causes those tiny cysts on the surface of the ovaries because instead of growing to be released the egg stops in the middle of the process. PCOS is one the most common causes of infertility.
By Vanessa Lima3 years ago in Longevity
