“I love all of the positive things that came out of the videos, but it doesn’t change that right now, I’m the heaviest that I’ve ever been in my whole life,” she says.
High insulin levels increase the production of male hormones called androgens.
High androgen levels lead to symptoms such as body hair growth, acne, irregular periods -- and weight gain.
Most women at some point have to contend with weight gain.
But for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), losing weight can become a constant struggle.