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2020-08-16 23:50:48
How is pcod different from thyroid? I mean symptoms are similar, less or delayed periods and unusual weight gain. I have both the symptoms and i have been diagnosed with thyroid.
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They are different,usg and blood tests need to be done

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When PCOD is due to thyroid hormones deficiency or any other cause lying outside the ovaries it is called as secondary PCOD .
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Thyroid hormones deficiency may or may not cause PCOD. Symptoms of thyroid hormones deficiency are weight gain , constipation, increased sleep and tiredness.Symptoms of PCOD are no ovulation or less frequent ovulation associated with insulin resistance or increased testosterones
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Other causes of PCOD are intake of anti epileptic and antipsychotics, diabetes, obesity, adrenal tumours and puberty.

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