Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

🔬Causes & Risk Factors

• 1The exact cause is not fully understood
• 2but insulin resistance is believed to play a central role by driving the ovaries to produce excess androgens
• 3disrupting normal follicle development and ovulation. Genetic predisposition contributes significantly
• 4with the condition often running in families
• 5and obesity can worsen both insulin resistance and hormonal imbalance
• 6though the syndrome also occurs in women of normal weight. Chronic low-grade inflammation is also thought to contribute to the hormonal disturbances characteristic of the condition.