Weight gain, facial hair

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Asked for Female, 26 Years

Hi Doctor, can there be any other reasons for a girl who was thin all her life to suddenly become fat in 2 months? Also, can there be any other reasons for a girl to get facial hair ? Are both symptoms related or unrelated ?

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Dr. Premshankar Gupta General Physician 8 yrs exp Mumbai · Accepted Answer

Dr. Premshankar Gupta

General Physician 8 yrs exp Mumbai

Hi, This can be because of polycystic ovarian disease. Polyycystic ovary syndrome is a problem in which a woman's hormones are out of balance. Symptoms tend to be mild at first. You may have only a few symptoms or a lot of them. The most common symptoms are: Acne, Weight gain and trouble losing weight. Extra hair on the face and body.Thinning hair on the scalp, Irregular periods. Often women with PCOS have fewer than nine periods a year. Some women have no periods. Others have very heavy bleeding.Fertility problems. Many women who have PCOS have trouble getting pregnant. You have to do a multiple test like blood sugar, thyroid and ultrasonography which will tell about cyst. Visit to a gynecologist will help you.

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