The Claim
In overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome, weight loss is associated with improved menstrual cyclicity, and the degree of improvement is specifically linked to greater reductions in insulin resistance and fasting insulin levels.
What the research says
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In overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome, losing weight is linked to more regular menstrual cycles, and this improvement is tied to lower levels of insulin resistance and fasting insulin.
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In overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome, weight loss was associated with improved menstrual cyclicity, and this improvement was specifically linked to greater reductions in insulin resistance and fasting insulin levels (P = 0.011), suggesting insulin sensitivity may mediate reproductive recovery.
When a person loses weight, especially fat around the abdomen, the body releases fewer fatty acids and inflammatory signals. This allows the liver and muscles to respond better to insulin, lowering the amount of insulin in the blood. Lower insulin levels stop the ovaries from making too many male hormones, which lets the ovaries develop eggs normally again and restart regular menstrual cycles.
What the research says
1 studyWhen overweight women with PCOS lost weight, those whose insulin levels dropped the most were more likely to start having regular periods again — suggesting that better insulin control helps the body resume normal ovulation.
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