Summary: <div class="uk-article-title"></div> <p>Most women with PCOS struggle with reproductive as well as metabolic issues including obesity. Questions about how the two might be related are the center of Dr. Dan Dumesic’s work<em>. </em>I was fortunate enough to interview Dr. Dumesic and ask about his research and recent findings.</p> <p>Listen, and you will learn about:</p> <ul> <li>How reproductive and metabolic issues may be intertwined</li> <li>Dumesic’s cutting edge research at UCLA examining PCOS in lean women to determine the link between androgen excess and body fat</li> <li>Possible anti-androgen medication to treat PCOS</li> <li>How location of fat in your body can effect different areas of your health</li> <li>What is fatty liver?</li> <li>Medications available, in addition to lifestyle changes, to improve your health</li> <li>The risk of obesity damaging the long term health of a child</li> </ul>
