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Are PCOS and Bulimia Connected?

by diggjane3 | October 5, 2007 at 12:03 am

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PCOS may promote bulimia -- where you binge eat and then purge (by vomiting or laxative use). Bulimic women with PCOS appear to be more sensitive to male hormones. Unfortunately, PCOS women have high levels of male hormones. These hormones stimulate appetite and impair impulse control. A solution is to reduce these hormones with a special diet.

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Brian A Kennedy

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at 03:55 on October 5th, 2007

diggjane3, I think your story has potential but needs some improvement. I've got a few suggestions, and if you give them a try, I'd be happy to remove this flag.

I wasnt sure what was newsworthy in this story. News should always be about posting current stuff - new things you've discovered.

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