PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a hormonal disorder that occurs in women in their reproductive age. It affects the hormonal levels of women and forms cysts in the ovary. However, many women with PCOS do not have cysts. PCOS can delay or stop your periods and make them hard to predict. It can cause problems while conceiving and increase the risk of getting health problems like diabetes and high blood pressure.
PCOS causes hormonal imbalance mostly in reproductive hormones. This imbalance affects the menstrual cycle and causes a delay. The hormones that are affected by PCOS include androgens, insulin and progesterone. While it reduces the production of progesterone and makes the body un-reactive to insulin, the production of androgen (which is a male hormone) increases.
PCOS is an extremely common syndrome in women because of the modern lifestyle and food. Therefore, it is not…