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I was told i might have pcos, will keto diet help? fsh 5.5,lh 9.3,testosterone 68,shbg 16.6,dhea-s 508.4,serum dhea 589,estradiol 38.4,igf-1 132.

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Dr. Hien Tran answered

Lose the weight: usually the key to pcos is losing the weight so if the keto diet helps you lose weight, than it should help w/the pcos. if you are not already or if you are still having trouble working on it yourself. you can talk to your doctor about metformin

Answered 10/4/2016

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