How Insulin and Testosterone Cause Weight Gain with PCOS, Menopause, and Hormonal Birth Control

Struggling with hormonal weight gain around your middle? Its a common problem with PCOS, menopause, and birth control, but its not caused by estrogen. In women, estrogen is beneficial for weight loss.

Instead, abdominal weight gain is caused by insulin, testosterone, and androgenic progestins.

Heres what you need to know.

Insulin resistance and weight gain

Insulin resistance is the condition of having chronically elevated levels of insulin. Its also called hyperinsulinemia, metabolic...