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.
But if an excess production of certain hormones can cause problems, so, too, can a shortage of certain hormonesâanother hallmark of PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome).2 For instance, progesterone is a hormone closely associated with ovulation and in many women with this condition, it is very low.