PCOS, treated at the root.
PCOS can show in cycles, skin, hair and weight. An endocrinologist reads them together, insulin included.
Polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS, is one of the most common hormone conditions in women. It can show up as irregular cycles, acne, hair where you do not want it and thinning where you do, and weight that climbs however carefully you eat. Too often the symptom gets treated and the cause underneath does not.
At Qua, PCOS is seen by Dr. Abboud, a board-certified endocrinologist who has treated hormones and weight for thirty years. We read the whole picture, insulin included, before we recommend anything. You leave with a plan and exact pricing, not a package.
What PCOS is, in plain terms
PCOS is a hormone and metabolism condition, and we treat it alongside thyroid disease, insulin resistance and diabetes. It usually involves some combination of irregular or absent cycles, higher levels of androgens (a group of hormones), and ovaries that show many small follicles on ultrasound. A diagnosis rests on the combination, not on any single test.
It deserves a physician who looks past the name to the hormones underneath.
Why weight and insulin matter
For many women with PCOS, the body does not respond to insulin as well as it should, so insulin rises to compensate. Higher insulin can push the ovaries to make more androgens. It can also make weight easier to gain and harder to lose, especially around the middle.
That is why PCOS and weight so often arrive together, and why treating one can help the other. In our experience, when insulin comes down, cycles, skin and weight often follow. Left unaddressed, insulin resistance can also raise the chance of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes over time.
What the evaluation looks at
A standard panel checks a handful of numbers and calls them normal. Normal is a population range, and it does not always mean normal for you. A Qua evaluation reads the numbers that can shape how you feel.
Labs before lasers. We recommend nothing until Dr. Abboud has reviewed your results with you.
- Fasting insulin, not just glucose
- Androgens and the hormones that regulate your cycle
- Thyroid function and antibodies, since thyroid disease can overlap with PCOS
- Cortisol rhythm, GLP-1 response, and sleep and hunger hormones
- Body composition, and your history: cycles, skin, hair, family history of diabetes
What a plan can include
PCOS looks different from one woman to the next, so there is no single Qua plan. Yours is built from your results, reviewed monthly with Dr. Abboud, and adjusted as you go. Results vary from patient to patient.
- Nutrition and movement designed around insulin, not calories alone
- Medication when it fits: medicines that can improve insulin sensitivity, hormonal options for cycles and androgen effects, and FDA-approved GLP-1 medicines for weight
- Body Mass Analysis along the way, so you see fat and muscle change, not just a scale number
- Laser Hair Removal and skin treatments for hair and skin concerns, once the hormones are addressed
Why an endocrinologist
PCOS sits where endocrinology, internal medicine and obesity medicine meet. Dr. Abboud is board-certified in all three, with an endocrinology fellowship at Northwestern and thirty years in practice. Most weight loss clinics are not run by endocrinologists. This one is, in Burr Ridge.
- Women with irregular periods, acne or unwanted hair, with a PCOS diagnosis or wondering about one
- Anyone with PCOS whose weight will not move despite real effort
- Women told their labs are normal who still feel tired, hungry or unwell
- Women with PCOS and a family history of diabetes who want to get ahead of it
- Request a consultation
The first visit is booked as a Weight Loss Consultation (30 min). A $50 deposit through Square holds the request, and our team confirms every appointment personally. No referral needed.
- A real evaluation
Labs, history, body composition, and a doctor who listens. Dr. Abboud reads insulin, androgens, thyroid and the rest together, not one number at a time.
- Your plan, and follow-ups
A plan with exact pricing, medical, aesthetic or both. Monthly follow-ups with Dr. Abboud adjust it as your body responds.
Straight answers.
A diagnosis is not required. Bring any results you have, or nothing at all. The evaluation looks at your history and hormones together.
It is the same physician evaluation: hormones, metabolism, body composition and a plan. Choose Weight Loss Consultation on the booking page.
Only when it fits. Some patients do well with nutrition, movement and sleep built around insulin; others benefit from medication as well. The choice is revisited at each monthly follow-up.
We look first at whether hormones are driving them. Once that is addressed, skin treatments and laser hair removal can be part of the plan.
Ask the front desk about insurance for medical visits. Call (630) 561-0590 or email info@quawellness.com.
Request your visit.
A member of our team confirms every appointment personally. No referral needed.