Exercise and polycystic ovary syndrome
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Exercise and polycystic ovary syndrome
If you have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), regular exercise can help you lose weight or stay at a healthy weight. It can also improve your blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, reduce your blood pressure, lower your insulin and blood sugar, and reduce your risk for long-term heart disease.
Regular exercise and weight control can help you have regular menstrual cycles, which can help your symptoms of PCOS. Try to be physically active every day. You can be fit, regardless of whether you are overweight.
Before beginning an exercise program or increasing the amount or kind of exercise you do, talk with your doctor. For more information, see the topic Fitness.
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| Author | Bets Davis, MFA |
| Author | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Samuel S. Thatcher, MD, PhD - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology |
| Last Updated | January 23, 2008 |
| Last updated: | January 23, 2008 |
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| Author: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Samuel S. Thatcher, MD, PhD - Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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