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Stress and PCOS - Does One Cause the Other?

Posted Feb 06 2010 7:53pm

Stress has been listed as a factor in a whole range of health problems with lifestyle factor risks. Is there any evidence of a link between PCOS and stress?

While there are many factors which have a role in the development of PCOS, stress has been seen to be one of these.

While stress is commonly understood to effect your mental state, there is also the physical side to consider. Stress lowers your body's immunity and causes you to be more open to bouts of illness and disease.

When determining the connection between stress and PCOS you need look no further than the hormone pregnenolone. We produce large quantities of this hormone when we feel stressed to help our bodies cope and its ongoing release into the body over time is the result of persistent stress!

This causes a downward spiral in our hormone levels with others like estrogen being decreased as the pathways used by hormones are overcrowded. This hormonal imbalance plays havoc with your menstrual cycle leading to some of the symptoms of PCOS including ovarian cysts, erratic or no periods and the release of androgens which can cause acne and facial hair.

If you are tired of the issues caused by PCOS and need a way to totally remedy this condition naturally then click below for more information on Stress and PCOS.

 

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