Comments on: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS http://www.i-am-diabetic.com/type-1/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-or-pcos/ It's not a curse. It's just a way of life... Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:48:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jeffrey Dach MD http://www.i-am-diabetic.com/type-1/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-or-pcos/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Jeffrey Dach MD Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:33:16 +0000 http://i-am-diabetic.com/?p=55#comment-503 The fundamental problem with PCOS is anovulation and not making progesterone for two weeks every cycle. This lack of progesterone leads to hormonal imbalance in the ovary, causes the ovary to produce testosterone and leads to the irregular menstrual cycles and infertility. This is aggravated by obesity and insulin resistance. Progesterone is missing, therefore replacing it makes sense. The fundamental problem with PCOS is anovulation and not making progesterone for two weeks every cycle.

This lack of progesterone leads to hormonal imbalance in the ovary, causes the ovary to produce testosterone and leads to the irregular menstrual cycles and infertility. This is aggravated by obesity and insulin resistance.

Progesterone is missing, therefore replacing it makes sense.

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