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The central hypothesis is that acupuncture break the vicious circle of androgen excess and reverse insulin resistance and improve health related quality of life and affective symptoms in overweight and obese women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and metabolic disorder in women. The main metabolic phenotype is hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, which are independent of body weight and worsen hyperandrogenism and ovulatory dysfunction. Pharmacological treatments are symptom oriented and usually effective but have metabolic and gastrointestinal side effects. Therefore, it is important to evaluate new nonpharmacological treatment strategies, as most women with PCOS require long-term treatment.
Hypothesis and Aims Our central hypothesis is that acupuncture break the vicious circle of androgen excess and reverse insulin resistance and improve health related quality of life and affective symptoms in overweight and obese women with and without PCOS.
The specific aim are designed to test the hypotheses that
Time frame of the study is 5-6 weeks. No long term follow up.
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Controls should have BMI > 25 to < 35, regular cycles with 28 days ± 2 days, no signs of hyperandrogenism.
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