Help raise awareness for #PCOS or polycystic ovary syndrome, affecting as many as 20% of women worldwide
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Today is the last day of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week #NEDAwareness#NEDAwarenessWeek
Many #women with #PCOS suffer from eating disorders including
#Bulimia common in women with #PCOS. About 6% of PCOS #patients have bulimia, compared to about 1% of other women.
#PCOS is associated w/ increases in triglycerides and insulin resistance, which boost chances for cardiovascular disease.
#Heart4PCOS
1. Wear Red and take a selfie
2. upload photos 2/1 -2/28
3. Use hashtag #Heart4PCOS
4. Tag friends and #cysters
5. Share on your timeline
Did you know, having PCOS increases a woman’s chances of getting heart-related complications? go red to show your support! Post your red selfie using hashtag #heart4pcos#pcos
Women w/ #PCOS have multiple risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease, including hyperandrogenemia, #insulinresistance & #weight#Heart4PCOS ... join in
1. Wear Red and take a selfie
2. upload 2/1 -2/28
3. Tag #Heart4PCOS
4. Tag friends and #cysters
#Women with #PCOS are the largest at risk group for #cardiovascular disease due to associated symptoms like #diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension and abnormal lipid profiles
Learn more #Heart4PCOS https://t.co/fZDoM6WmTl
Women with #PCOS are 2xs as likely to have #atherosclerosis (plaque deposits in the #arteries), a risk factor for #HeartDisease#Heart4PCOS
1. Wear Red and take a selfie
2. upload 2/1 -2/28
3. Tag #Heart4PCOS
4. Share on your timeline
5. Tag 5 followers ask them to go red