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Conquer PCOS
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Cosmetic issue in PCOS

• Hyperandrogenism (excess male hormone) in PCOS
  often manifests itself with the cosmetically
  disfiguring problems of acne, hirsutism, hair
  loss and skin darkening. Along with marring of
  physical appearance, these cosmetic issues can
  have severe mental complications leading to
  psychological consequences in these women.
• Specific treatments for these cosmetic problems
  should be considered in addition to hormonal or
  other therapy.

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Acne Help

• Women with PCOS often suffer from acne and oily
  skin as a manifestation of hormonal imbalance.
  Excessive androgens or male hormones cause acne
  in women with PCOS. PCOS cystic acne is typical
  in appearance, presenting as large, red and deep
  breakouts on your skin-a severe form of acne
  resulting from hormonal imbalance. PCOS-related
  acne tends to be concentrated in hormonally
  sensitive, areas-especially the lower one third
  part of the face. This includes cheeks, jawline,
  chin, and upper neck. Stress along with
  carbohydrate rich diet can exacerbate this
  condition further.
• Dealing with Acne in PCOS women can be a
  distressing experience. In order to effectively
  manage these complications, it is important to
  collectively approach this problem following an
  advice from your gynecologist and dermatologist
  both.

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Acne Treatment

• Oral Contraceptive Drugs, Insulin Sensitizing
  Drugs, Anti-androgen drugs may be of use in
  treating both acne and PCOS.
• Your doctor will guide you on appropriate
  treatment strategies and medications to be
  followed while dealing with this aspect of PCOS
  management.

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Unwanted Hair Growth (Hirsutism)

• Unwanted hair growth or hirsutism is because of
  secretion of male hormones, which are secreted
  higher than normal.
• Typically PCOS sufferers have coarse, darker hair
  growing over the face, chin, neck, chest, back or
  limbs.
• These excess hair can be gotten rid of through
  shaving, waxing, depilatories, and tweezing but
  these methods have their own limitations and
  demand extra effort or time which can be highly
  inconvenient and cause mental distress for the
  women in her efforts to do away with these excess
  hair.
• Laser hair removal is one of the most successive
  ways to stop hair growth.

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Hair Loss

• Thinning of the hairline due to the excess
  production and effects of male hormones
  (androgens) is called androgenic alopecia, and
  can be psychologically distressing for the woman.
  
• This male-pattern hair loss is often seen in
  women with PCOS, however this condition can be
  dealt with appropriate medications.

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Skin Darkening

• The brown skin discolorations that occur with
  PCOS are unique, and are called acanthosis
  nigricans.
• They appear as darkened, velvety swaths of dark
  brown that most often develops on the nape of the
  neck, armpits, inner thighs, or under the
  breasts.
• Although these discolorations are unrelated to
  those caused by the sun, the treatment is usually
  same.
• While skin discoloration is a commonly observed
  symptom in women with PCOS, there are several
  causes other than PCOS that can lead to skin
  discolorations, most notably-diabetes.

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