Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

PCOS and Acne Symptoms Part 1 #shorts

28 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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A short YouTube clip by Shereene Idriss explaining PCOS for a general audience. Speaker A notes that 'moon face' can occur with PCOS and thyroid issues. Speaker B (a board-certified dermatologist) defines PCOS as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome characterized by reduced ovulation and ovarian cysts, describes excess androgen production causing oilier, jawline-predominant hormonal acne, and lists associated metabolic issues including insulin resistance, increased diabetes risk, weight gain, and fluid retention.

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Moon face is one of the most common side effects of PCOS and thyroid issues.
How to know if you have pcos? I'm a board certified dermatologist and PCOS stands for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and believe it or not, it is way more common than you think. Affecting women of reproductive age where they do not necessarily ovulate and develop instead cysts on their ovaries. It is due to a hormonal imbalance internally where they tend to make more male type horm hormones more androgens in their body and that translates into oilier skin acne prone skin, especially along the jawline where hormone hormonal acne tends to develop. Additionally, they become insulin resistant and are more predisposed to developing diabetes, to becoming overweight and to holding on to water.