Obesity, excess hair growth, acne; Actress on her PCOS battle

 

 

Bollywood actress Kusha Kapila has opened up about her struggle with PCOS. Kusha revealed how she dealt with the condition on actress Soha Ali Khan's podcast 'All About Her'.

Kusha says that she felt something was wrong when she noticed excessive hair growth during her teenage years. Kusha says that she started gaining weight after her first period and then couldn't lose it. It was only later that her doctor told her that there was a connection between her weight and PCOS and that she needed to lose weight.

Kusha says that she was diagnosed with PCOS when she was eighteen or nineteen. Kusha added that she had acne until the age of twenty-eight and that PCOS was behind it.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder that affects women. This occurs when the ovaries produce too much male hormones, or androgens, which causes the egg cells to stop growing and become filled with follicles. This can disrupt the menstrual cycle, cause excessive androgen levels, and lead to infertility, weight gain, acne, and insulin resistance. Difficulty getting pregnant is a major problem for women.