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Could you potentially have pcos without being insulin resistant at all?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Good question: Not all women with pcos test positive for Insulin resistance, this may be related to how one defines 'insulin resistance, ' or it might be a real variant.

Answered 6/25/2014

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Yes: That is really the most common. The majority of women with pcos do not have Insulin resistance. Most of the women with pcos are overweight, but not all.

Answered 6/25/2014

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