Depression is a symptom of pcos, I want to know WHY

Emily

Depression is one of the many symptoms of PCOS. Has depression been part of your experience?

High (higher than average) levels of androgens (hormones like testosterone) is also associated with PCOS. High androgen levels is associated with increased acne, weight, and perspiration.

Hear me out, but I think these 2 things are related. I suspect high testosterone in women (which could go along with pcos as they share many symptoms) also causes depression. It's been hard for me to find studies or research on this; everything about testosterone I find is for men.

So I want to know your experience. Do you have pcos? High testosterone? Depression not caused by circumstantial factors?

I really suspect there's a correlation here, and some real research needs to be done.

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