Kjenn's List of PCOS Symptoms
HYPERINSULINEMIA
carbohydrate addiction ,insulin resistance
,glucose intolerance ,foggy thinking/lack of concentration ,blood
sugar irregularities ,high cholesterol levels/lipid disorders
,frequent urination ,poor circulation of blood ,slow healing
sores , migrane headaches ,sleepy after meals , low fat diets
don't work , mood swings controlled with high carb foods ,
irratable bowel syndrome , panic attack like symptoms , and the
list goes on for miles.
INFERTILITY
menstrual disorders (lack of or non-stop)
,abnormal uterine lining ,lack of ovulation, cystic ovaries,
enlarged ovaries ,hormonal imbalance ,miscarriage
ESTROGEN
DOMINANCE
Low progesterone levels (from lack of
ovulation?) leaves unopposed estrogen... high level of body fat
,endometriosis, depression,migraines/headaches ,decreased libido
,low-thyroid (hyperthyroid/myxedema) Symptoms appear despite
normal lab levels; leads to physical and mental deterioration.
Unopposed estrogen interferes with thyroid hormone's ability to
do its work correctly...
LOW-THYROID SYMPTOMS
unexplained and uncontrollable weight
gain/obesity - causes even more estrogen to be produced which
begins self-perpetuating cycle ,PMS symptoms (breast tenderness,
etc.) indigestion emotional instability, irritability, deep
depression ,personality changes ,dull facial expression and
swollen hands, feet, droopy swollen eyelids ,constipation,
physical/muscle weakness ,intolerance to cold/heat ,low basal
body
temperature, hair loss, sparse and dry scalp, slow pulse ,sleep
disorders/insomnia,bloating - from salt and
fluid retention ,coarse dry, scaly, thick or itchy skin ,lack of
energy/fatigue - low thyroxin levels (thyroxin releases energy)
,memory loss
EXCESS
ANDROGENS
excess body hair ,high levels of free testosterone ,alopecia , cystic and persistant acne
HYPERTENSION
HEART/CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE
DIABETES
FEMALE
RELATED CANCERS
due to the unopposed estrogen
