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Fasting for Women with PCOS, Estrogen Dominance & Thyroid Symptoms with Dr. Stephanie Estima

Better! with Dr. Stephanie

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The Genetic Component of PCOS

With polycystic ovary syndrome, and this is obviously like a podcast and a book, several books unto itself, we see a lot of other contributing factors to PCOS. In particular, we see the gene that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, which is about six to seven times more potent than your regular run of the male testosterone. And we see that up circulation and the ovarian follicle in women with PCOS. We have these two pathogenicity, let's say, that contribute to the clinical picture and of course, the physiological abnormalities of PCOS.

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