Lactobacillus Rhamnosus and PCOS Treatment

Inclusion criteria:

• patients diagnosed with PCOS,

• BMI> 28 kg/m2 (overweight or obesity),

• patients not participating in other similar research programs at the same time,

• no previous operations on ovaries such as: laparoscopy, ovarian cautery etc.,

• written agreement to take part in the research.

Exlusion criteria:

• the use of antibiotics or probiotics within 6 months before the start of the experiment,

• the use of pharmacological agents or hormones that may affect the course of the menstrual cycle or metabolic rate within 3 months,

• the use of medicament that may affect on carbohydrate metabolism within 4 weeks,

• failure to comply with dietary recommendations established during the nutritional intervention,

• the use of weight loss supplements during the study,

• clinical diagnosis of digestive disease (for example: irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, celiac disease),

• pregnancy and breast feeding.