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Patients with PCOS want more than weight-loss advice: Aussie review

GP expert Dr Terri-Lynne South said that targeting insulin resistance should be the top priority in PCOS treatment.
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5 November 2024
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Dr Terri-Lynne South.

A systematic review of PCOS treatment shows that doctors and patients agree on one thing: the current approach is not working.

The Australian authors evaluated 68 studies and concluded that a weight loss–focused approach was increasing shame in patients, undermining patient motivation and frustrating doctors.

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