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PCOS can lead to heart disease, stroke and diabetes, how do you know if you are controlling the condition well enough to avoid these issues?  My daughter has changed her diet and is taking supplements.  She is seeing improvement in some of her symptons but wonders whether internal damage is still occuring.  
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Well.. I too was Dx with Pcos early this year. But I am having regular periods rite from january. The only gold in pcos is metformin. the best medicine ever. Ask your doc about it and also reducing weight off 5-10% actual body weight helps in reversing PCOS. I am married and TTC with this. Please pray for me too.
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My daughter is 25 years old and is 115 lbs, underweight at this time.  She has had symptons for about 5 years but the doctors never put them all together.  She has struggles with irregular periods and bad acne over this period and then unwanted hair, dandruff, chronic fatigue, hair thinning, blackouts became major issues.  Her dermatologist tried everything and suggested that she get her hormone levels tested.  They found elevated testosterone and an ultrasound showed the presense of cysts. She is taking only a multivitamin, saw pawmento, fish oil, Q10, vitamin D and calcium at this point.  She is following a low glycemic diet, lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains. She has now eliminated dairy from her diet. What else can she try?
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Her doctor should be able to answer this question. I don't know how old your daughter is, if she is overweight/normal weight, how long she has had PCOS and how bad the case is. Is she taking any medications or just vitamins?
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