Polycystic ovary syndrome. Disease of young women increases the risk of severe COVID-19
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The group that is at risk of severe COVID-19 infection includes mainly the elderly and chronically ill. It turns out that women of childbearing age may also have a risk of serious ailments in connection with the coronavirus.

  1. Most people have COVID-19 infection asymptomatically or the disease is mild. For others, hospitalization is necessary
  2. Quite a number of convalescents suffer from the so-called long COVID, i.e. a set of symptoms that lasts even several months after infection. Its main symptoms are a feeling of constant fatigue and lack of strength
  3. The longer the pandemic lasts, the more there are relatively young and healthy people who have had a hard time with COVID-19. One of them is Breanna Aguilar – a 31-year-old woman who was not chronically ill, and at the same time took care of her health
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PCOS may increase the risk of severe COVID-19

According to CNN, Breanna Aguilar is a 31-year-old woman who led a healthy lifestyle prior to being infected with the coronavirus. She was a fitness instructor and once ran a half marathon. The woman did not suffer from any ailments associated with the risk of a severe course of COVID-19.

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Today, several months after the infection, Aguilar gained weight and began to suffer from chronic fatigue. She also developed brain fog, as well as insulin resistance. Breanna Aguilar needs to rest even after a 15-minute walk. A woman is a classic example of a person affected by the so-called long COVID, i.e. a set of symptoms occurring after the outbreak of coronavirus. As her doctor says, her ailments will stay with her for the rest of her life.

Although Breanna Aguilar is a young woman who has had no health problems so far, she belongs to a specific risk group. One study found that the severe course of COVID-19 may be linked to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

According to Dr. Wiebke Arlt of the University of Birmingham, PCOS is a disease whose impact is completely ignored, while such patients should be viewed as a high-risk population.

What is polycystic ovary syndrome?

Polycystic ovary syndrome is a disorder associated with hormonal disorders that negatively affect the functioning of the ovaries. According to Dr. Arlt, PCOS is a “metabolic disease” that should be considered a comorbid disease affecting the course of COVID-19 infection.

“The higher the metabolic risk, the higher the risk of COVID-19 infection,” explains the doctor. People paid attention to obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, but we also looked at PCOS. This is because the disease was not considered a metabolic risk factor. And that’s something we want to change.

According to research by scientists from the University of Birmingham, COVID-19 was diagnosed or suspected more often than in women without PCOS.

Symptoms of PCOS. How do you know if it’s polycystic ovary syndrome?

To make a diagnosis, you need an abdominal ultrasound and a blood test. However, specific symptoms indicate polycystic ovary syndrome. Primarily:

  1. trouble getting pregnant
  2. menstrual cycle disorders – rare and irregular periods, their absence or heavy bleeding
  3. long-lasting premenstrual syndrome with symptoms such as flatulence, back pain and mood changes
  4. acne, seborrhea, alopecia, as well as facial hair
  5. weight gain not related to diet and lifestyle
  6. dark spots on the skin

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