Pancreatic cells implicated in PCOS

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder that affects about 10% of menstruating women. PCOS is linked to diabetes and heart disease so its diagnosis and treatment is very important. Researchers have now discovered that pancreatic beta-cells in women with PCOS had beta-cell function which was more responsive to increase in insulin resistance relative to women without PCOS. The fact that PCOS sufferers become very hungry and have rapid weight gain may be due to the fact that insulin lowers the blood sugar which has the effect of stimulating the appetite. Further research in this field may lead to discoveries of new PCOS therapies and better diagnosis.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Mysan

Related Disease Topics:

• PCOS
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Hormonal disorder
• Insulin resistance

Related Symptom Topics:

• Weight gain
• Hunger

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About: Pancreatic cells implicated in PCOS

Date: 12 January 2005

Source: Mysan

URL: http://www.mysan.de/international/article23633.html

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Research
• Research and PCOS
• Research and polycystic ovary syndrome
• Research and hormonal disorder
• Research and insulin resistance
• Research and weight gain
• Research and hunger
• Cause of hunger
• Cause of weight gain
• Cause if insulin resistance
• Cause of hormonal disorder
• Cause of PCOS
• Cause of polycystic ovary syndrome
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and PCOS
• Diagnosis and polycystic ovary syndrome
• Diagnosis and hormonal disorder
• Diagnosis and insulin resistance
• Diagnosis and weight gain
• Diagnosis and hunger

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