Without looking at labs, body composition trends, liver markers, glucose regulation, thyroid status, menopausal symptoms, gut issues, and medication history, it is easy to oversimplify the problem
UK guidelines recommend monitoring clinical response and full blood count (typically at around 2 months) to ensure treatment adequacy, rather than routinely rechecking B12 levels after replacement has started
loss of color, or unexpected changes in solution appearance may warrant additional analytical verification
These findings highlight the strong association between hypothalamic inflammation and the etiology and phenotype of PCOS, suggesting that targeting hypothalamic inflammation could be a potential therapeutic strategy (91)