Brief descriptions of these activities are compiled at http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/bioactivities/NGSS/listing. The Teacher Notes for each activity provide additional information concerning alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards.
There is growing evidence that mood disturbances, mostly severe depression, are common in PCOS women , in whom impaired quality of life from body image concerns cause fatigue, sleep disturbance and changes in eating habits.
Insulin Resistance: Some women with PCOS are less sensitive to insulin than normal, which makes their ovaries produce too many male hormones, causing a hormonal imbalance in the body. That imbalance then produces the symptoms that are common to PCOS patients.