PCOS and Fatty Liver Disease: Treatment and Prevention
If you have PCOS and have been told by your doctor that you have a fatty liver, you aren’t alone. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), commonly referred to as fatty liver, is highly prevalent in women with PCOS. Fatty liver has been shown to be 4x higher in women with PCOS. NAFLD is a silent condition. Most people with PCOS won’t know that they have it until getting blood results. Having fatty liver or NAFLD increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. If not treated, fatty liver can progress to more advanced stages of liver damage. Here’s information on what to know about fatty liver and how to prevent or treat it if you have PCOS.