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Standard PCOS treatment addresses symptoms with birth control and metformin, but insulin resistance is the overlooked root cause. Treating the actual problem means ditching the symptom-focused approach.
Standard PCOS treatment addresses symptoms with birth control and metformin, but insulin resistance is the overlooked root cause. Treating the actual problem means ditching the symptom-focused approach.
The major cause of the PCOS, the elephant in the room, is— so in the traditional conventional medical approach, a doctor will put you on a medicine to regulate your menstrual cycles involving oral contraceptive pills or birth control pills. And if you want to get pregnant, the fertility medicines come into the picture. Plus you will get lifestyle advice such as, you know, lose your weight, weight management, and you might be put on a medicine like metformin. But I want you to a step further into it. Let's try to address the root cause of the problem. Now, the major cause of the PCOS, the elephant in the room, is insulin resistance.
