El 70% de las mujeres que sufren el síndrome de ovario poliquístico siguen sin ser diagnosticadas

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El síndrome de ovario poliquístico es uno de los trastornos de salud más frecuentes en las mujeres en edad reproductiva. Sin embargo, se invierte poco en investigación y se avanza poco hacia la mejora de los síntomas y el bienestar de las pacientes.

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00:00Nearly one in seven menstruating people suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome.

00:07PCOS can cause irregular menstrual periods, fertility problems, excess body hair, weight gain and acne.

00:17However, up to 70% of women worldwide are not aware they have this syndrome.

00:24As September marks PCOS Awareness Month, patient advocates are calling out the lack of research

00:31and little progress to help those suffering from it.

00:35One of the biggest gaps that we have is in research.

00:38We need lots more funding into research around PCOS.

00:42We still don't understand enough about the condition.

00:45It is estimated that PCOS has an annual cost of approximately 23 billion euros in the European health sector.

00:55Yet, the last EU-funded research for PCOS was in 2020.

01:02Only one of the projects is focused on the root of the problem.

01:07Some younger patients claim that more dangerous PCOS side effects like type 2 diabetes and heart disease

01:15are overlooked by fertility and weight issues.

01:19I know it's something also that we have to fight regarding people's perception of PCOS

01:24is that if you improve your lifestyle, your diet, your exercise regimen, PCOS will go away.

01:31No, it will not go away.

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