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Cushing's and PCOS...?

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What's the link between Cushing's Syndrome and PCOS. I caught something on it the other day, but I don't quite understand. Has anyone heard of such a thing. I looked it up, and it seems as though the symptoms are similar, but other than that, I'm not quite sure.
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I don't believe there is a link between the two at all. Cushing's Syndrome affects your bones and skin tissue and is caused by having too much of the Cortisol hormone in your systems. http://www.endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/cushings/cushings.htm. PCOS has a number of issues affecting it, such as a bad resistance to insulin and your body producing less estrogen and more oestrogen and male hormones.
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I have read that PCOS and Cushing's can be misdiagnosed for each other based on symptoms alone and w/o proper tests here is an excerpt i found on google about the symptoms for cushings...

Symptoms include rapid weight gain, particularly of the trunk and face with sparing of the limbs (central obesity), a round face often referred to as a "moon face", excess sweating, telangiectasia (dilation of capillaries), thinning of the skin (which causes easy bruising) and other mucous membranes, purple or red striae (also caused by thinning of the skin) on the trunk, buttocks, arms, legs or breasts, proximal muscle weakness (hips, shoulders), and hirsutism (facial male-pattern hair growth). A common sign is the growth of fat pads along the collar bone and on the back of the neck (known as a buffalo hump). The excess cortisol may also affect other endocrine systems and cause, for example, reduced libido, impotence, amenorrhoea and infertility. Patients frequently suffer various psychological disturbances, ranging from euphoria to frank psychosis. Depression and anxiety, including panic attacks, are common.

Other signs include persistent hypertension (due to the aldosterone-like effects) and insulin resistance, leading to hyperglycemia (high blood sugars) which can lead to diabetes mellitus. Untreated Cushing's syndrome can lead to heart disease and increased mortality. Cushing's syndrome due to excess ACTH may also result in hyperpigmentation of the skin, due to its ability to stimulate melanocyte receptors

Hope this helps!
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I don't know. i have recently been diagnosed with both. I have had Cysts burst causing scar tissue that made my guts 'stick together".. fun.
I think that it would be interesting to see how many people outthere have been diagnosed with both.
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