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<blockquote data-quote="Annieok" data-source="post: 998476" data-attributes="member: 208836"><p>I found this: </p><p><a href="http://www.healthywomen.org/condition/androgen" target="_blank">http://www.healthywomen.org/condition/androgen</a></p><p>About 10 percent of women with high levels of a form of testosterone called "free" testosterone have <a href="http://www.healthywomen.org/glossary/term/6018" target="_blank">polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)</a>, characterized by irregular or absent menstrual periods, <a href="http://www.healthywomen.org/glossary/term/5613" target="_blank">infertility</a>, blood sugar disorders (prediabetes and type 2 diabetes), and, in some cases, symptoms like acne and excess hair growth. Most women with PCOS are overweight or obese, though a small percentage have a normal body weight. Left untreated, high levels of androgens, regardless of whether a woman has PCOS or not, are associated with serious health consequences, such as <a href="http://www.healthywomen.org/glossary/term/5627" target="_blank">insulin resistance</a> and diabetes, high <a href="http://www.healthywomen.org/glossary/term/5097" target="_blank">cholesterol</a>, high <a href="http://www.healthywomen.org/glossary/term/5000" target="_blank">blood pressure</a> and heart disease.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Annieok, post: 998476, member: 208836"] I found this: [URL]http://www.healthywomen.org/condition/androgen[/URL] About 10 percent of women with high levels of a form of testosterone called "free" testosterone have [URL='http://www.healthywomen.org/glossary/term/6018']polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)[/URL], characterized by irregular or absent menstrual periods, [URL='http://www.healthywomen.org/glossary/term/5613']infertility[/URL], blood sugar disorders (prediabetes and type 2 diabetes), and, in some cases, symptoms like acne and excess hair growth. Most women with PCOS are overweight or obese, though a small percentage have a normal body weight. Left untreated, high levels of androgens, regardless of whether a woman has PCOS or not, are associated with serious health consequences, such as [URL='http://www.healthywomen.org/glossary/term/5627']insulin resistance[/URL] and diabetes, high [URL='http://www.healthywomen.org/glossary/term/5097']cholesterol[/URL], high [URL='http://www.healthywomen.org/glossary/term/5000']blood pressure[/URL] and heart disease. [/QUOTE]
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