Why Does Insulin Cause PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Disease)?

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Dr. Eric Berg

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🗓️ 10 April 2020

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In this podcast, we’re going to talk about PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and why insulin may be behind it.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome or polycystic ovarian disease is a condition that occurs in females, which involves having too much androgen. Typically males have more androgens and/or testosterone. Women do naturally have androgens, but not at the same levels. High levels of androgens in women can cause polycystic ovarian syndrome symptoms.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome symptoms:

• Facial hair

• More body hair

• Acne

• Hair loss (a receding hairline)

• Deeper voice

• Irregular cycles or no cycles

• Cysts on the ovaries

I believe insulin causes PCOS with two different mechanisms.

Mechanism #1

The first one involves a hormone from the pituitary called LH. When you increase insulin, you’re going to get a spike in LH, which comes down from the pituitary to the ovaries. Once this hormone connects with the ovaries, it triggers this certain cell called a theca cell, which increases androgens.

Mechanism #2

There is a buffering mechanism in your liver called SHGB. This compound buffers androgens. When you increase insulin, you decrease this compound. Then, you get less buffering and more free testosterone.

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0:00.0	So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or in a minute fasting,
0:04.4	whether you're starting keto as a new person or just need to debug your program or we have a question about a product.
0:10.5	Call one of our keto consultants. They'll be able to help you. Call 5405.7.
0:29.0	Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Kito and Interminute fasting podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. So I had a question recently from someone with PCOS and they wanted to know why does
0:49.0	insulin cause PCOS? So this video is about that question. What is PCOS? Polyscytic ovarian syndrome?
0:59.8	This is a condition which occurs in females, which involves having too much androgen.
1:06.6	Okay? Now normally men are supposed to have most of the androgens and or testosterone. Women do have androgens but not at the same levels. If a woman
1:19.2	has too much and
1:23.7	hydrogen, she starts developing facial hair, maybe more body hair, acne, hair loss,
1:28.4	sort of like receding hair, a deeper voice.
1:32.0	Her cycles start becoming irregular or disappear, and she can develop
1:37.4	cyst on the ovaries.
1:40.4	But what I want to talk about is why does insulin cause this condition?
1:45.0	It does so with two different mechanisms.
1:48.0	The first one involves a hormone from the pituitary called the lutinizing hormone. When you increase
1:57.4	insulin you're going to get a spike in lutinizing hormone, which comes down from the pituitary down to the ovaries.
2:06.5	Once this hormone connects with the ovaries, it triggers this certain cell, called a fecal cell which increases androgens. So that is one
2:16.7	mechanism. Insulin triggering an increase in and
2:25.0	androgens. The next mechanism has to do with your liver. There is this buffering mechanism,
2:27.0	okay, in your liver called S.H.B.G.
2:31.0	Sex hormone binding globulin.
2:34.5	This compound buffers or filters androgens.
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