• Painful/irregular period
• Headaches
• Thinning head hair
• Facial and body hair
• Weight gain
• Mild to severe acne
• Amenorrhea
• Infertility

Insulin stimulates excess male hormone levels in the ovary, which disrupts ovulation and fertility. So high insulin levels need to be eliminated. Insulin is released in response to dietary carbohydrates. Thus, the elimination of carbohydrates solves the problem. Despite its name, cystic ovaries are not found in all women, but almost all women with the condition – whether thin or obese – show greater insulin resistance and impaired glucose tolerance than women without the condition. “It is insulin that drives the whole process,” says Dr. Fox.

“Reducing the carbohydrate load can reduce circulating insulin levels, improve hormonal imbalance, and resume ovulation to improve pregnancy rates compared to the usual diet. Cutting carbohydrates to less than 20 grams/day and boosting fat to 75 percent of the diet rapidly restores periods, increases fertility, and greatly improves distressing symptoms like acne and weight gain”.