Is it normal for women with PCOS to have darker pigmented private parts? Like the outer area?

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Kari Sproul von Goeben

REI at Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine

Jacksonville, US

specialities: REI

Patients with PCOS have a greater risk of having insulin resistance leading to type II diabetes. High insulin levels can cause darkening of the skin and it is termed acanthosis nigricans.

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