Hormonal · 6 min read

PCOS isn't a birth-control deficiency.

By Dr. Gurpreet Singh, MBBS · MD · 30years · Published 20 Mar 2025
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PCOS in India is treated as a hormonal problem, when it's primarily a metabolic one.

The insulin story

Hyperinsulinemia drives ovarian androgen production. Lower the insulin and the cycle often follows. Birth control suppresses the symptom; metformin nudges the root.

What we order instead

What we change first

Carb timing, resistance training, sleep window, stress load. Supplements only when clinically indicated.

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Written byDr. Gurpreet Singh, MBBS · MD · 30years

Functional medicine clinician. Women's health lead at AmritCode. Writes about insulin, PCOS, perimenopause and why "lifestyle" is not a dirty word when it's backed by real biomarkers.

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