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Patient Information - Obesity
Obesity is defined as excess fat tissue. For adults and young people, obesity generally has been defined as a body weight that is 30% over the ideal body weight for your height. Body-mass index*, and other anthropometric measurements such as ratios of weight to height, waist and hip circumferences are other ways to define and measure body fat and body fat distribution.
Patient Information - PCOS
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common problems affecting women. PCOS can affect menstrual cycles, fertility, and hormone levels, as well as appearance, including acne, facial hair growth and female pattern balding (thinning of the hair on the top of the scalp with preservation of the hairline). It is also a metabolic problem that affects several body systems. The condition gets its name because there are often an increased number of small painless cysts in the ovaries (polycystic ovaries).

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